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Evacuation status reduced for the Cody Fire 

Containment increases as crews mop-up and address suppression repair needs 

May 27, 2025 

Acres: 1,223  
Start Date: May 21, 2025 
Location: Oracle, AZ  
Cause: Under Investigation 
Personnel: 573  
Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber 
Containment: 90% 

Highlights: Thanks to the tireless efforts and strong collaboration among incident crews and partner agencies, the Cody Fire is now 90% contained. Suppression repair efforts are underway to restore areas impacted by firefighting operations and prepare the landscape for long-term recovery. 

As residents begin returning to their homes, we ask you to remain alert. Please travel cautiously as firefighters and incident crews are still actively engaged in the area. Additionally, while the fire threat has diminished, hot, dry conditions continue, and awareness is still essential. Dust devils are picking up ash from the ground and look like a smoke column. This may continue until monsoon rains arrive. 

Fire Activity: Yesterday, crews were actively engaged in patrolling the fire perimeter, reinforcing containment lines and mopping up remaining heat sources. Today, personnel remain strategically positioned across the fire area, continuing to secure fireline around the perimeter and support ongoing mop-up operations.  

Structure impacts and suppression repair assessments are nearly complete and utility providers are conducting essential repairs to powerlines in and around communities. 

Evacuations: Updated evacuation orders are in place to ensure public safety. Effective Monday evening, Zone 18 in the Oracle area is in SET status. Zone 17 has been downgraded with no further restrictions. 
 
Weather: The region will experience a steady increase in temperature today and through the week, reaching upper 80s-low 90s, with single-digit humidity levels. 

Safety: Incident responders and utility crew traffic continue across the fire area. For public and firefighter safety, please avoid the area to allow incident personnel to work to respond to firefighting and suppression repair needs.  

Road Closures: The following roads are closed - Cody Loop and Wildcat Trail; Cody Loop and MT Lemmon Hwy (East End). More information is available at https://az511.gov.   

Fire Restrictions and Closures: Closures are in effect and Stage 2 Fire Restrictions are issued for the Coronado National Forest, which includes recreational shooting (https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coronado/alerts). Stage 2 restrictions are also in effect on State Trust Lands in southern/southeastern Arizona (wildlandfire.az.gov).  

The fire area is under Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs); if you fly a drone near the fire area, our aircraft will be grounded. 

More Information: 

Fire Information Phone: (520) 527-2940 (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.) 
Media Information Phone: (520) 527-2934 (8 a.m. – 8 p.m.) 
InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/azcnf-cody-fire  
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/CoronadoNF/ 
Email: 2025.cody@firenet.gov