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Cody Fire Daily Update for May 28, 2025 05-28-2025
Cody Fire
Publication Type: News - 05/28/2025 - 08:30
Crews secure and patrol containment lines with extremely dry, hot conditions forecasted
May 28, 2025
Acres: 1,223
Start Date: May 21, 2025
Location: Oracle, AZ
Cause: Under Investigation
Personnel: 400
Fuels: Grass, brush, and timber
Containment: 90%
Highlights: The Cody Fire is now at 90% containment. Suppression repair efforts are nearing completion, and a transfer of command to the local Type 4 Fire Team is planned for Thursday, May 29, 2025, at 6:00 pm.
Fire Activity: Yesterday, crews patrolled the fire perimeter, reinforced containment lines and advanced suppression repair efforts. Today, similar operations will continue. Crews will patrol the fire area and repair resources effected by suppression efforts (i.e., fences and bulldozer lines) to mitigate environmental damage and restore the landscape.
Incident staff continue structure assessments to the northwest of the fire area and utility providers are working on essential repairs to powerlines in and around impacted communities.
Evacuations: Per the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office evacuation zone 18 has been downgraded to normal daily activities with no further restrictions.
Weather: The fire area will experience temperatures in the low 90s, single digit humidity and winds from 8-13mph with gusts up to 25mph.
Safety: Incident responders and utility crew traffic continue across the fire area. As a reminder, the public is encouraged to avoid fire-affected areas to allow incident personnel and utility crews to complete their work safely and efficiently.
Road Closures: The following roads are closed - Cody Loop/Sam Clemens; Cody Loop/Durant Rd. 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).
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
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Email: 2025.cody@firenet.gov