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Start Date: 05/05/2024         Location: Cave Creek Ranger District at MM 8 off Horseshoe Lake Road 

Cause: Human-caused                  Acres: 512                  Containment: 29%   

Evacuations: Horseshoe Lake Campground 

Structures: 0       Destroyed: 1 corral 

Today’s Activity: Fire crews are continuing mop up operations. Mop up describes the hard physical labor process of extinguishing and removing burning materialnear control lines down to the mineral soil, felling fire damaged trees, and cooling ash pits to make the fire less likely to escape and to reduce residual smoke. With the weekend here please make sure your campfires are completely dead out. Also, make sure you have no dragging chains when towing your recreational vehicles.

Closure: The road closure is still in effect for the entire portion of NFSR 205, also known as Horseshoe Dam Road, starting from NFSR 19, also known as Bartlett Dam Road and motorized trails within the St. Clair OHV area through June 7, 2024, until 6 p.m., unless rescinded. For the safety of firefighters and the public, please avoid the area during fire suppression operations. Click to view the closure order and map.

Weather: Seasonally dry conditions will continue with some degree of gusty afternoon winds will be common at the fire site for the next couple of days. Minimum relative humidity levels near 10% and only fair overnight recoveries should be common.

Resources and Personnel Assigned: 155

Incident Information:

https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/aztnf-horse-fire-aztnf

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