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 On Thursday, firefighters were able to obtain containment of every part of the Committee Fire that is reachable by ground forces along the top of Munds Mountain. Helicopters will continue to drop water on the steep inaccessible chutes along Jack's Canyon and on the northwest face of the mountain as long as weather safely permits.
 
Smoke will continue to be visible from Sedona as fuels are consumed over the next several days, or until substantial rain impacts the cliff faces. Firefighters are monitoring it closely, but will not take action unless absolutely necessary due to the dangerously steep terrain and strong chance of lightning in the area.  

Current resources assigned to the Committee Fire include two Hotshot crews, three engines, one fuels crew, two Type 1 helicopters, one type 2 helicopter, one Type 3 helicopter, air attack, and miscellaneous overhead.

Individuals are asked to refrain from flying drones anywhere around the fire's perimeter due to the large number of aerial resources working on the Committee Fire. If drones are present, all forest aircraft must be grounded, which hinders firefighting efforts. 

No structures are threatened due to the Committee Fire at this time. 

An updated closure order has been issued for various roads and trails in the fire area. Closures may update at any time.

The fire was reported at 12:20 p.m. Friday, July 15, and was likely caused by lightning.