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2024 - West Fire - TNF

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Unit Information

Tonto National Forest 
2324 E. McDowell Rd 
Phoenix, 
Arizona 
85006 
Tonto National Forest 
2324 E. McDowell Rd 
Phoenix, 
Arizona 
85006 

Incident Contacts

  • Email:
    2024.west@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    928-291-7354
    Hours:
    7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Photographs Gallery

Playing Chess with Fire
giant chess board with black and white chess pieces in a field with mountains in the background and smoke
giant chess board with black and white chess pieces in a field with mountains in the background and smoke
Playing Chess with Fire

Meaningfully adding fire to the landscape around Camp Geronimo is like playing a game of chess, applying fire at the right time, in the right locations to achieve the objective of reducing fuels and restoring the ecosystem. (Photo credit: C Cole, TFLD)

Division Supervisor Keeps A Watchful Eye
Man in yellow shirt and hardhat crouched down with a radio looks over a valley with smoke in the distance.
Man in yellow shirt and hardhat crouched down with a radio looks over a valley with smoke in the distance.
Division Supervisor Keeps A Watchful Eye

Alpha Division Supervisor Trainee, Chris Ives, keeps a watchful eye from Milk Point Ranch for his firefighters working the West Fire (Photo credit: E Johnson)

High Winds Push Fire
Landscape image of a valley with steep terrain and smoke in the background.
Landscape image of a valley with steep terrain and smoke in the background.
High Winds Push Fire

High winds cause fire to run across the face of the Mogollon Rim on September 12, 2024 (Photo credit: E. Johnson)

Camp Geronimo at Night
Night photo in a wooded area showing wildfire on a mountainside in the distance.
Night photo in a wooded area showing wildfire on a mountainside in the distance.
Camp Geronimo at Night

Firefighters are working night shift in Camp Geronimo as the West Fire backs down in the distance on off the Mogollon Rim. (Photo credit: J Reyes)

Hose Lays in Camp Geronimo
Image of hose coiled on the ground in a forested area with a cabin in the background.
Image of hose coiled on the ground in a forested area with a cabin in the background.
Hose Lays in Camp Geronimo

Firefighters have prepped structures in Camp Geronimo with watering systems and hoses that are ready if needed. (Photo credit: C Martin)

Masticators Remove Fuel
Backhoe and heavy equipment works along a wooded road.
Backhoe and heavy equipment works along a wooded road.
Masticators Remove Fuel

Masticators remove fuel along the 64 road to prepare for ignitions on the West Fire. (Photo credit: C Martin)

Night Structure Protection
Dark night image shows fire burning on the mountainside
Dark night image shows fire burning on the mountainside
Night Structure Protection

Structure protection groups in Camp Geronimo and surrounding communities patrol and stay ready if needed on the West Fire. (Photo credit: J Reyes)

Structure Protection Near Whispering Pines
Image shows parking lot with water tank in the woods and structures.
Image shows parking lot with water tank in the woods and structures.
Structure Protection Near Whispering Pines

Structure protection group set up large water tanks called "pumpkins" to supply watering systems that keep property safe during the West Fire. (Photo credit: C Martin)

Drone operator on the West Fire
firefighter looks out at smoke over canyon and steep terrain
firefighter looks out at smoke over canyon and steep terrain
Drone operator on the West Fire

A drone operator controls the ignition sequence, lighting fire from the tops of drainages to moderate fire intensity on the West Fire in West Webber Creek. 

Remote Automated Weather Station
a grey metal box with solar panel and cables in a dirt lot with smoke in the background
a grey metal box with solar panel and cables in a dirt lot with smoke in the background
Remote Automated Weather Station

Remote weather stations, like this one in Camp Geronimo, provide important information to firefighters about wind speeds, humidity and how dry the fuels are. (Photo credit: Eric Johnson, FBAN)

Plastic Sphere Dispenser Drone Platform
Firefighter dumping bag of plastic balls into a large drone
Firefighter dumping bag of plastic balls into a large drone
Plastic Sphere Dispenser Drone Platform

Drones loaded with small incendiary devices help firefighters ignite inaccessible terrain on the West Fire. The small balls drop from the drone and ignite on the ground. 

Community Meeting in Pine on September 6
people sitting in chairs in a large room listening to a presentation
people sitting in chairs in a large room listening to a presentation
Community Meeting in Pine on September 6

Southwest Complex Incident Management Team 3 hosts a community informational meeting in Pine, AZ to provide information about the plan to contain the West and Preacher Fires (Photo courtesy of Debbie Maneely)

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