PreEvacuation Alert!

6/7/11 8:40 pm – For Immediate Release: June 7, 2011 6:00p.m.

Fire Information: 928-333-3412 (Daily from 7:00a.m. to 10:00 p.m.)

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Date Started: 5/29/2011
Number of Personnel: Approximately 2,140

Location: south and west of Alpine, Arizona
Including 27 hotshot crews and 29 handcrews

Cause: Human – under investigation
Equipment: 8 dozers, 141 engines, 46 watertenders

Size: 311,481 acres
Aircraft: 20 helicopters

Percent Contained: 0%
Injuries to Date: none

Structures: 343 threatened; 1 damaged; 10 lost

Current Evacuations
Effective Immediately: Further evacuations have been ordered by the Apache County Sheriff’s Office for all the areas south of Hwy 260 and east of Greer, including South Fork and portions of Eagar. Hwy 260 will remain open for the evacuation and will be closed immediately after the evacuation.
Sunrise, Greer, Blue River, Alpine, Nutrioso, and the following subdivisions along highways 180/191: Escudilla Mountain Estates, Bonita, White Mtn. Acres, and the H-V Ranch. This area includes CR 4000, CR 4001, and CR 4225
The evacuation site is located at; Blue Ridge High School located at 1200 W. White Mtn. Blvd., Pinetop/Lakeside

Pre-Evacuation Alert
Pre-evacuation alert issued by Apache County Sheriff’s Office for Springerville. Pre-evacuation alert issued by Catron County Sheriff’s Office for Luna, New Mexico.
Residents in the communities affected by this fire are asked to remain prepared in the event an order is needed.

Residents with livestock or animals that need care, please contact the Apache County Sheriff’s Office (928) 337-4321or the Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office (928) 865-4149.