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Bartlett Fire in rocky terrain
August 8, 2024 - Burned area at Bartlett Lake
Bartlett Fire is a lightning-caused fire, located around 25 miles northeast of Scottsdale and west of Bartlett Lake on the Cave Creek Ranger District. This incident is being managed by the Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4. Team 4 is also managing the Clair, Sand Stone, Sheep, Y Bar, and Deer fires.
| Current as of | Sun, 08/11/2024 - 21:38 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | Cave Creek |
| Incident Commander | Aaron Hulburd, Incident Commander, Southwest Incident Management Team 4; Andrew Mandell Deputy IC; Brad Johnson IC(t) |
| Incident Description | Wildfire in the Sonoran Desert |
| Coordinates |
33° 53' 75'' Latitude
-111° 39' 00
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| Total Personnel: | 405 |
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| Size | 6,161 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 96% |
| Fuels Involved | Tall grass (2.5 feet) Fuels are very dry and receptive. Fire is easily moving through the dry grass at RH levels that normally do not support active fire. Grass volumes are elevated due to several growing seasons of above normal moisture. A lack of seasonal moisture is adding to the problem.
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| Significant Events | Minimal, Creeping, Smoldering. Minimal fire activity due to increased RH. |
| Planned Actions |
Monitor the fire, start suppression repair and provide for initial attack. The team will begin the demobilization of resources. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
Next 12 hours: No expected movement outside of existing footprint. Next 24 hours: No expected movement outside of existing footprint. Next 48 hours: Potential to continue filling in between Bartlett Reservoir and the Wildcat Fire footprint. Next 72 hours: Potential to continue filling in between Bartlett Reservoir and the Wildcat Fire footprint. Anticipated after 72 hours: Potential to continue filling in between Bartlett Reservoir and the Wildcat Fire |
| Remarks |
Coordinating with Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO), Emergency Managers, and other identified stakeholders through daily cooperator meetings to identify needs within and between cooperating agencies. MCSO has also contacted five residents at the Bartlett Forest Closure Order #03-12-01-24-39 is currently in place. Bartlett Lake Flats Road is closed from the Yellow Cliffs parking area to the flats. Only Bartlett Marina, Jojoba Boat Ramp, and Yellow Cliffs Boat Launch are open for public use. The closure extends 100 ft from the water inland around entire Bartlett Lake perimeter. |
| Weather Concerns | High pressure centered over the Four Corners states supported hot and dry weather today along with monsoon showers and thunderstorms which developed mainly south and west of Phoenix. Isolated showers and thunderstorms also developed over the Mogollon Rim. Only the strongest cells and outflows threatened the incident area with strong wind gusts, cloud-to-ground lightning, small hail, and heavy rainfall. Temperatures today warmed to around five degrees above normal. Winds outside of storm outflows were again more southerly today on the ridge tops and up valley/upslope during the afternoon with gusts less than 20 mph in the afternoon and evening. Relative humidities dipped into the 20s percent at lower elevations and closer to 30 percent toward higher elevations. Humidity recoveries tonight will be fair except in areas where rainfall occurs. Temperatures remain above normal Sunday into next week along with low relative humidities. Low chances for afternoon and evening monsoon thunderstorms Sunday and Monday will lower on Tuesday into much of the second half of next week as drier air shifts over Arizona. |
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