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Bartlett Fire in rocky terrain
August 8, 2024 - Burned area at Bartlett Lake
Bartlett Fire is a lightning-caused fire, located around 25 miles northeast of Scottsdale and west of Bartlett Lake on the Cave Creek Ranger District.
| Current as of | Mon, 08/12/2024 - 19:10 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | Cave Creek |
| Incident Commander | Aaron Hulburd, Incident Commander, Southwest Incident Management Team 4; Andrew Mandell Deputy IC; Brad Johnson IC(t) |
| Incident Description | Wildfire in the Sonoran Desert |
| Coordinates |
33° 53' 75'' Latitude
-111° 39' 00
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| Total Personnel: | 96 |
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| Size | 6,161 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 96% |
| Fuels Involved | Tall grass (2.5 feet) Grass volumes are elevated due to several growing seasons of above normal moisture. Recent precipitation and elevated RH values have made the grass fuels unavailable to carry fire.
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| Significant Events | Minimal, Smoldering. Minimal fire activity due to recent rainfall and increased RH. |
| Planned Actions |
Monitor the fire, provide for initial attack, and continue demobilization of resources. Transfer of command to the Tonto National Forest will occur on 8/12/24 @ 1800. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
Next 12 hours: No expected movement outside of existing footprint. Next 24 hours: No expected movement outside of existing footprint. Next 48 hours: No expected movement outside of existing footprint. Next 72 hours: No expected movement outside of existing footprint. Anticipated after 72 hours: No expected movement outside of existing footprint. |
| Remarks |
Coordinating with Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO), Emergency Managers, and other identified stakeholders through daily cooperator meetings to identify needs within and between cooperating agencies. MCSO has also contacted five residents at the Bartlett Forest Closure Order #03-12-01-24-39 is currently in place. Bartlett Lake Flats Road is closed from the Yellow Cliffs parking area to the flats. Only Bartlett Marina, Jojoba Boat Ramp, and Yellow Cliffs Boat Launch are open for public use. The closure extends 100 ft from the water inland around entire Bartlett Lake perimeter. |
| Weather Concerns | A ridge of high pressure over the Four Corners states today continued to support hot and dry weather with temperatures near normal and relative humidity dipping into the 30-45% range depending on elevation. Monsoon showers and thunderstorms mainly formed over the Mogollon Rim north and east of the Sand Stone incident area. A few closer strong storm cells threatened the Y Bar, Deer, and Sheep Fire areas with gusty outflows and cloud-to-ground lightning. Winds outside of storm outflows were westerly on the ridge tops and up valley/upslope during the afternoon and evening with gusts less than 20 mph. Humidity recoveries tonight should be good especially in areas which pick up any rainfall. We will begin a ramp to hotter and drier weather on Tuesday with only slight chances of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms impacting the incident area as drier air begins to move over Arizona. Sunny skies will continue temperatures slightly above normal with low relative humidity each afternoon for the second half of the week. Thursday will be the driest day especially at lower elevations. Showers and thunderstorms will be unlikely Wednesday through Friday due to drier air over Arizona before slightly higher moisture arrives Saturday. |
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