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Fire Season is upon us - Stay Aware

Highlights: On Monday the crews made significant progress on the Toyo fire as they worked to secure the perimeter. This involved checking for flare-ups and hot spots and continuing to improve handlines by clearing brush and debris – “mopping up” is a term often used for this process. With the progress that continues to be made plans are in place to begin releasing some of our resources today, making them available as fire activity increases in the Southwest.

Fire Activity: Overall, the fire activity on the Toyo has decreased. Pockets of heat were identified during the infrared flight and crews are actively addressing these areas. Smoldering continues and the potential for flare-ups remains a concern, especially if the wind were to pick up. With a weather forecast of gusty winds in the afternoon and evening, being aware of potential new starts is a priority. The Initial Attack division continues to monitor these possibilities and is ready to assist local agencies as needed.

Weather: The warm and sunny weather pattern continues.  Temperatures in the low 90’s, and relative humidity is trending down to 9%. Winds will be SW/W 8-12 mph with gusts increasing in the afternoon and evening (23- 25mph). Evening winds will switch to the NW with gusts expected in the ’20s.

Smoke: Some interior smoke is possible but greatly reduced compared to earlier in the fire. 

Closures/ Evacuations: No road closures are currently in effect and all evacuation levels have been lifted.

Fire Restrictions:  No Fire Restrictions are currently in place. Residential burning requires a permit obtained through the San Carlos Forestry Department. With an issued permit, residents can conduct residential burning between 6:00 am and 11:00 am.  Again, fire activity has been increasing throughout the area. New incidents throughout the southwest are occurring daily and we encourage everyone to be fire aware.