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Clair Fire is a lightning-caused fire 25 miles north of Scottsdale and south of Horseshoe 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 Bartlett, Sand Stone, Sheep, Y Bar, Round 3, and Deer fires.
| Current as of | Sun, 08/11/2024 - 21:33 |
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| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | Cave Creek, 2 miles south of Horseshoe Dam. |
| Incident Commander | Aaron Hulburd, Incident Commander, Southwest Incident Management Team 4 |
| Incident Description | Wildfire in the Sonoran Desert |
| Coordinates |
33° 56' 76'' Latitude
-111° 42' 29
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 297 |
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| Size | 2,170 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 89% |
| Fuels Involved | Short grass (1 foot) Heavy load of grass mixed with desert scrub. Grass is cured with little live fuel moisture in the lighter shrubs. Large shrub fuels are not carrying fire. |
| Significant Events | Minimal, creeping, and smoldering fire activity. Minimal fire behavior as fire moves through desert fuel bed pushed by outflow winds. |
| Planned Actions |
Utilize direct and indirect firefighting strategies to contain the Clair Fire. Point protect critical infrastructure and private inholdings. Evaluate any suppression repair needs. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
Next 12 hours: No expected movement outside of current footprint. Next 24 hours: No expected movement outside of current footprint. Next 48 hours: No expected movement outside of current footprint. Next 72 hours: No expected movement outside of current footprint. Anticipated after 72 hours: No expected movement outside of current footprint. |
| Remarks |
Southwest Incident Management Team 4 assumed command of the Clair Fire Wednesday, Aug. 7. Coordinating with Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Emergency Managers, and other identified stakeholders through daily cooperator meetings to identify needs within and between cooperating agencies. |
| Weather Concerns | Temperatures will remain within a few degrees of normal this week along with low relative humidities each afternoon. Low chances for afternoon and evening monsoon thunderstorms Monday will lower on Tuesday into much of the second half of next week as drier air shifts over Arizona. |
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