CLIFTON, Ariz., June 25, 2021 – Fire crews continued to work on the Bear Fire on the Clifton Ranger District as it spread under hot, dry conditions between Alpine and Clifton in Greenlee County. It is estimated at 15,300 acres and 0% contained.   The fire is located in very remote, steep terrain that is covered in dense brush with little to no access. Due to the Bear’s location, fuels and values at risk, forest officials have chosen a confine/contain and point protection strategy for this incident which will reduce exposure to suppression resources.   Fire crews are conducting point protection on Highway 191, range improvements, remote cabins, and residential structures. Point protection is a wildfire response strategy which protects resources and structures from wildfire without directly halting the continued spread of the wildfire.   Current fire behavior ranges from smoldering and creeping, to single tree and group torching, running crown fire, and spotting in ponderosa pine with grass and brush. It will be warming and drier in most areas Friday through Saturday followed by the potential for a strong moisture surge from Sunday into next week   Closures and Evacuations: Highway 191 is closed effective Sunday, June 20, 2021. The closure is from milepost 176 to milepost 250. The closure will remain in effect until further notice.   Smoke: Smoke from the Bear Fire may impact Highway 191 and the Blue River. An interactive smoke map at https://fire.airnow.gov allows you to search for current smoke information. Size: 15,300 acres                                                                    
          Containment: 0%           Incident Start Date: June 16, 2021                                        
          Cause: Lightning           Location: 10 miles south of Hannagan Meadow Resources Assigned: Type 3 Incident Commander, Local Initial Attack crew, 1 Type 3 helicopter and several overhead for a total of 22 personnel         For information on the Bear Fire see InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7553/ and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, check out our website at www.fs.usda.gov/asnf.                                                                         

CLIFTON, Ariz., June 24, 2021 – Fire crews continue to work on the Bear Fire on the Clifton Ranger District as it grows under hot, dry conditions south of Hannagan Meadow. It is 11,000 acres and 0% contained. Due to the Bear’s location, fuels and values at risk, forest officials have chosen a confine/contain and point protection strategy for this incident which will reduce exposure to suppression resources. The fire was caused by lightning and detected June 16, 2021.
Fire crews are conducting point protection on Highway 191, range improvements, remote cabins, and residential structures. Current fire behavior includes smoldering, creeping, single tree and group torching, running crown fire, and spotting in ponderosa pine with grass and brush.
Closures and Evacuations: Highway 191 is closed effective Sunday, June 20, 2021. The closure is from Mile Marker 190 on the south to Mile Marker 224.8 (Blue Vista) on the north.  The closure will remain in effect until further notice.
Smoke: Smoke from the Bear Fire may impact Highway 191 and the Blue River. An interactive smoke map at https://fire.airnow.gov allows you to search for current smoke information. For information on the Bear Fire see InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7553/ and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, check out our website at www.fs.usda.gov/asnf.                                                                           Size: 11,000 acres
Containment: 0% Incident Start Date: June 16, 2021
Cause: Lightning Location: 10 miles south of Hannagan Meadow Resources Assigned: Type 3 Incident Commander, Local Initial Attack crew, 1 Type 3 helicopter and several overhead for a total of 25 personnel

CLIFTON, Ariz., June 22, 2021 – The Bear Fire on the Clifton Ranger District continues to spread under hot, dry conditions south of Hannagan Meadow. It is 7,300 acres and 0% contained. Due to the Bear’s location, fuels and values at risk, forest officials have chosen a confine/contain and point protection strategy for this incident which will reduce exposure to suppression resources. The fire was caused by lightning and detected June 16, 2021.
 
Fire crews are conducting point protection on Highway 191, range improvements, remote cabins, and residential structures. Current fire behavior includes smoldering, creeping, single tree and group torching, running crown fire, and spotting in ponderosa pine with grass and brush.
 
Closures and Evacuations: Highway 191 is closed effective Sunday, June 20, 2021. The closure is from Mile Marker 190 on the south to Mile Marker 224.8 (Blue Vista) on the north.  The closure will remain in effect until further notice.
 
Smoke: Smoke from the Bear Fire may impact Highway 191 and the Blue River. An interactive smoke map at https://fire.airnow.gov allows you to search for current smoke information

Size: 7,300 acres                                                                    
Containment: 0%
Incident Start Date: June 16, 2021                                        
Cause: Lightning
Location: 10 miles south of Hannagan Meadow
Resources Assigned: Type 3 Incident Commander, Local Initial Attack crew, 1 Type 3 helicopter and several overhead          

Confine: A wildfire response strategy of restricting a wildfire to a defined area, primarily using natural barriers that are expected to restrict the spread of the wildfire under the prevailing and forecasted weather conditions.
Indirect: Accomplished by building a fireline some distance from the fire edge and backfiring the unburned fuel between the fireline and the fire edge. Indirect attack takes advantage of using natural and human-made barriers as fireline and allows a choice of timing for backfiring.
Direct: Any treatment applied directly to burning fuel such as wetting, smothering, or chemically quenching the fire or by physically separating the burning from unburned fuel. 
Point/Zone Protection: A wildfire response strategy which protects specific assets or highly valued resources from the wildfire without directly halting the continued spread of the wildfire.

For information on the Bear Fire see InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7553/ and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, check out our website at www.fs.usda.gov/asnf.                                                                         

CLIFTON, Ariz., June 20, 2021 – The Bear Fire on the Clifton Ranger District continues to spread under hot, dry conditions south of Hannagan Meadow. It is 2,200 acres and 0% contained. Due to the Bear’s location, fuels and values at risk, forest officials have chosen a confine/contain and point protection strategy for this incident which will reduce exposure to suppression resources. The fire was caused by lightning and detected June 16, 2021.   Point protection of Highway 191, range improvements, remote cabins, and Rose Peak Lookout is in process. Current fire behavior includes smoldering, creeping, single tree and isolated torching in Ponderosa pine with grass and brush.   Closures and Evacuations: Highway 191 is closed due to fire activity beginning Sunday, June 20, 2021. The closure will be from Mile Marker 201 on the south to Mile Marker 224.8 (Blue Vista) on the north.  The closure will be in effect until further notice.
   Smoke: Smoke from the Bear Fire may impact Highway 191 and the Blue River. An interactive smoke map at https://fire.airnow.gov/ allows you to search for current smoke information.      Confine: A wildfire response strategy of restricting a wildfire to a defined area, primarily using natural barriers that are expected to restrict the spread of the wildfire under the prevailing and forecasted weather conditions.    Indirect: is accomplished by building a fireline some distance from the fire edge and backfiring the unburned fuel between the fireline and the fire edge. Indirect attack takes advantage of using natural and human-made barriers as fireline and allows a choice of timing for backfiring. Direct: Any treatment applied directly to burning fuel such as wetting, smothering, or chemically quenching the fire or by physically separating the burning from unburned fuel.   Point/Zone Protection: A wildfire response strategy which protects specific assets or highly valued resources from the wildfire without directly halting the continued spread of the wildfire.

  Size: 2,200 acres                                                                      
            Containment: 0%            Incident Start Date: June 16, 2021                                        
            Cause: Lightning            Location: 13 miles west of Hannagan Meadow
            Resources Responding: Local Initial Attack crew and 1 Type 3 helicopter  For information on the Bear Fire see InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7553/ and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests website at www.fs.usda.gov/asnf.                                                                                                                             

 
Due to activity on the Bear Fire, there is a temporary closure on US Route 191 effective Sunday, June 20 at 6:00 a.m. The closure is from Mile Post 201 south of the fire on 191 and Blue Vista north of the fire on 191. The closure is expected to be in place through Sunday, June 27.  

CLIFTON, Ariz., June 18, 2021  Size: 500 acres                                                                                  
Containment: 0% Incident Start Date: June 16, 2021                                        
Cause: Lightning Location: 13 miles south of Hannagan Meadow
Resources Responding: Local Initial Attack crew and 1 Type 3 helicopter

Fire Update: Bear Fire is a lightning ignition fire with a suppression: Confine/monitor, indirect     and direct tactics. Point protection of Highway 191, range improvements, remote cabins, and Rose Peak Lookout is in process. Current fire behavior includes smoldering, creeping,  single tree and isolated torching in Ponderosa Pine with grass and brush.     

Confine: A wildfire response strategy of restricting a wildfire to a defined area, primarily using natural barriers that are expected to restrict the spread of the wildfire under the prevailing and forecasted weather conditions.   
Indirect: is accomplished by building a fireline some distance from the fire edge and backfiring the unburned fuel between the fireline and the fire edge. Indirect attack takes advantage of using natural and human-made barriers as fireline and allows a choice of timing for backfiring.
Direct: Any treatment applied directly to burning fuel such as wetting, smothering, or chemically quenching the fire or by physically separating the burning from unburned fuel.    
Point/Zone Protection: A wildfire response strategy which protects specific assets or highly valued resources from the wildfire without directly halting the continued spread of the wildfire.  
Smoke: Smoke from the Bear Fire may impact Highway 191 and the Blue River. An interactive smoke map at https://fire.airnow.gov/ allows you to search for current smoke information.  
Closures and Evacuations: Highway 191 will be closed due to fire activity beginning Sunday, June 20, 2021. The closure will be in effect until further notice. For information on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, check out our website at www.fs.usda.gov/asnf.                                                                                                 

CLIFTON, Ariz., June 18, 2021 
Size: 600 acres                                                           
Containment: 50%          
Incident Start Date: June 4, 2021                            
Cause: Lightning
Location: 13 miles west of Alma, NM
Resources Responding: 1 Type 3 helicopter for Recon missions

Fire Update: The Hobo Fire is a lightning-caused fire with a confine suppression strategy. Point protection of range improvements and remote cabins (Stateline Cabin, Charlie Moore Cabin, Anderson Cabin, Horse Canyon Cabin) is complete. Current fire behavior is minimal with no fire growth over the last seven days. 

Confine: A wildfire response strategy of restricting a wildfire to a defined area, primarily using natural barriers that are expected to restrict the spread of the wildfire under the prevailing and forecasted weather conditions. 
Point/Zone Protection: A wildfire response strategy which protects specific assets or highly valued resources from the wildfire without directly halting the continued spread of the wildfire. 
Smoke: Smoke from the Hobo Fire may impact Alma, Glenwood, and Pleasanton, New Mexico. An interactive smoke map at https://fire.airnow.gov/ allows you to search for current smoke information. 
Closures and Evacuations: There are currently no closures or evacuations in place. 
For information on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, check out our website at www.fs.usda.gov/asnf.                                                                                           

       

Los Padres National Forest completed its post-fire assessment for emergency stabilization measures and actions on National Forest System (NFS) lands burned by the Willow Fire. The emergency treatments and activities are designed to decrease possible impacts to critical values from the burned area such as: life and safety, property, critical natural resources, and cultural resources.
 
 

SPECIAL NOTE: Everyone near and downstream from the burned areas should remain alert and stay updated on weather conditions that may result in heavy rains over the burn scars. Flash flooding may occur quickly during heavy rain events be prepared to take action. Current weather and emergency notifications can be found at the National Weather Service website: https://www.weather.gov/mtr/.

Effective 5:00 p.m., June 24, 2021, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office is lifting/modifying the following Evacuation Warnings and Orders and Road Closures:
 
Evacuation Warnings Lifted:

• Zone WF-2: Tassajara Rd. from China Camp Campground in Los Padres National Forest northwest to Kincannon Canyon.
• Zone WF-3b: Areas east of Woodtick Canyon on Arroyo Seco Rd. to Millers Ranch at the Carmel Valley Rd. junction.
• Zone WF-4: Areas north of Arroyo Seco Campground to Anastasia Canyon; west of Carmel Valley Rd., and east of Tassajara Rd. 

Evacuation Orders Downgraded to Warnings:

• Zone WF-1: Tassajara Rd. from the Zen Center northwest to China Camp Campground in Los Padres National Forest, includes tributary Forest Routes and the Tessajara Zen Center.
• Zone WF-3a: All areas of Arroyo Seco Rd. west of Woodtick Canyon, to include the Arroyo Seco Campground, Rocky Creek Rd., Camp Cawatre.

Evacuation Order Remaining in Effect:

• Zone WF-6: West of Santa Lucia Creek, east of Black Cone Peak, north of the Dolan Fire scar, and south of the Tassajara Hot Springs. 

Note: Zones WF-1 and WF-3a should remain vigilant and be prepared to leave again if officials tell you to or you feel that your safety is threatened.

Closures:

• The evacuation changes do not include the Willow Fire area that is under closure order per Forest Order 05-01-51-21-08. The order can be viewed at Monterey Ranger District's website.  

As residents return, smoke may be seen from inside the fire perimeter. Firefighters will still be working in the area and monitoring. Please be aware of your surroundings and changing conditions. If you see a fire or have an emergency, call 911. Narrow country roads are still being utilized for response purposes, please drive cautiously as crews will continue to work in the area. 

Evacuation Map 

Forest Order Number 05-07-51-21-08 - WILLOW FIRE AREA, ROAD AND TRAIL CLOSURE. This Order is in effect June 24, 2021 until July 23, 2021. Forest Closure Order, Forest Closure Exhibit A, and Forest Closure Map attached.