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Pictured here, helicopter conducts water drops, supporting fire suppression operations on the Black Fire in Tonto Basin Ranger District, Tonto National Forest, July 16, 2024 (USDA Forest Service photo by Madeline Bautista).
Dried vegetation, also referred to as fuel, consumed by the lightning-caused Black Fire along Forest Service Road 83 near Black Brush Ranch, Tonto Basin Ranger District, Tonto National Forest, July 18, 2024 . Fire crews successfully secured the fires edge outside of the Superstition Wilderness, protecting Black Brush and Cross P Ranch within the vicinity of the fire (USDA Forest Service photo by Madeline Bautista).
Rapid Extraction Module Support (REMS) Team 4 conducted rappelling training on July 19th, 2024 during the Black Fire. (USDA Forest Service photo courtesy of David Stowers)
Photo depicts the Black Fire burning up a hillside south of Roosevelt Lake on the edge of the Superstition Wilderness, Tonto Basin Ranger District, Tonto National Forest, July 16, 2024 (USDA Forest Service photo by Madeline Bautista).
Dried vegetation, also referred to as fuel, consumed by the lightning-caused Black Fire along Forest Service Road 1503 near Cross P Ranch, Tonto Basin Ranger District, Tonto National Forest, July 18, 2024 . Fire crews successfully secured the fires edge outside of the Superstition Wilderness, protecting Black Brush and Cross P Ranch within the vicinity of the fire (USDA Forest Service photo by Madeline Bautista).
Rapid Extraction Module Support (REMS) Team 4 conducted CPR training on July 19th, 2024 during the Black Fire. (USDA Forest Service photo courtesy of David Stowers)
Dried vegetation, also referred to as fuel, consumed by the lightning-caused Black Fire along Forest Service Road 83 near Black Brush Ranch, Tonto Basin Ranger District, Tonto National Forest, July 18, 2024 . Fire crews successfully secured the fires edge outside of the Superstition Wilderness, protecting Black Brush and Cross P Ranch within the vicinity of the fire (USDA Forest Service photo by Madeline Bautista).
Fire activity July 14
Helicopter drafting water from the lake to deliver to the fire