Jae C. Hong
Arizona Wildfires
Smoke rises from a burnout fire as firefighters battle the Wallow Fire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Ariz., Sunday, June 12, 2011. Roughly 7,000 residents of two eastern Arizona towns evacuated last week as a wildfire loomed nearby were allowed to return home Sunday as officials expressed confidence that they were making progress in their battle against the huge blaze that has been burning since May. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Jae C. Hong
Arizona Wildfires
A photographer looks at smoke from a burnout fire as firefighters battle the Wallow Fire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Ariz., Sunday, June 12, 2011. Roughly 7,000 residents of two eastern Arizona towns evacuated last week as a wildfire loomed nearby were allowed to return home Sunday as officials expressed confidence that they were making progress in their battle against the huge blaze that has been burning since May. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Jae C. Hong
Arizona Wildfires
A welcome sign stands along the road as evacuees return home in Springerville, Ariz., Sunday, June 12, 2011. Roughly 7,000 residents of two eastern Arizona towns evacuated last week as a wildfire loomed nearby were allowed to return home Sunday as officials expressed confidence that they were making progress in their battle against the huge blaze that has been burning since May. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Susan Montoya Bryan
Arizona Wildfires
A helicopter returns after dropping water on the Wallow Fire burning near Eagar, Ariz., on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The raging forest fire in eastern Arizona that has forced thousands from their homes headed Wednesday for a pair of transmission lines that supply electricity to hundreds of thousands of people as far east as Texas. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Jae C. Hong
Arizona Wildfires
A police officer wears a mask while manning a checkpoint as smoke from the Wallow Fire fills the air near Springerville, Ariz., Saturday, June 11, 2011. Smoke from the huge wildfire in eastern Arizona that has claimed more than 30 homes and forced nearly 10,000 people to flee has officials worried about serious health impacts to residents and firefighters as tiny particles of soot in the air reached "astronomical" levels. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Susan Montoya Bryan
Arizona Wildfires
This June 7, 2011 image shows traffic passing one of the many thank you signs that have popped up in Springerville, Ariz., since the Wallow Fire began last week. The blaze has charred more than 233,000 acres southeast of the community and officials have put Springerville and nearby Eagar on notice for possible evacuations. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Susan Montoya Bryan
Arizona Wildfires
Transmission lines from the Springerville Generating Station stretch south toward the plume of smoke being generated by the Wallow Fire burning near Springerville, Ariz., on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The raging forest fire in eastern Arizona that has forced thousands from their homes headed Wednesday for a pair of transmission lines that supply electricity to hundreds of thousands of people as far east as Texas. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Susan Montoya Bryan
Arizona Wildfires
Transmission lines from the Springerville Generating Station stretch south toward the plume of smoke being generated by the Wallow Fire burning near Springerville, Ariz., on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The raging forest fire in eastern Arizona that has forced thousands from their homes headed Wednesday for a pair of transmission lines that supply electricity to hundreds of thousands of people as far east as Texas. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Jae C. Hong
Arizona Wildfires
Vincent Chavez, left, and his father Cody gather their belongings as they prepare to evacuate their home in Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Firefighters spent the day working feverously to prepare a defense Springerville and nearby Eagar as a raging forest fire approaches. The blaze has already burned 486 square miles of ponderosa pine forest since it started on May 29. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Marcio Jose Sanchez
Arizona Wildfires
A sign asks for residents to evacuate as the Wallow Fire approaches in Springerville, Ariz., Wednesday, June 8, 2011. A raging forest fire in eastern Arizona has scorched an area the size of Phoenix, threatening thousands of residents and emptying towns as the flames raced toward New Mexico.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Posted: Monday, June 13, 2011 2:41 pm
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Updated: 9:55 am, Fri Apr 13, 2012.
Progress made fighting eastern Arizona wildfire
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Firefighters were able to make progress this past weekend on the
Wallow fire in eastern Arizona, with 10 percent of the fire
contained. The blaze has consumed 452,155 acres and destroyed 29
homes and four commercial properties, according to Monday’s update
on inciweb.org.
More than 4,300 personnel are working the fire that began May 29
near Alpine. The cause is still under investigation, though it is
believed to be manmade.
The Apache portion of the National Forest is closed to all
public entry. A temporary emergency closure order is in effect for
the Sitgreaves portion of the National Forest.
For further information call the Arizona fire restrictions
hotline (877) 864-6985 or visit
http://www.publiclands.org/firenews/AZ.php
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