2024 Wildfires Snapshot
38,093 Wildfires Total
7,337,303 Acres Burned
11,858 Personnel Assigned
Large, Complex Wildfires
Total
1,633,079 Acres Burned
1 New Large Fires
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Bowl Creek wildfire grows to 1,156 acres, 75% contained overnight
The Bowl Creek Fire, which began Sunday northwest of Oracle Junction, is now 75% contained after burning over 1,100 acres, the department announced.
A wildfire north of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ which began Sunday is now 75% contained after threatening evacuations for surrounding communities.
The Bowl Creek Fire, which began shortly after 7 p.m. northwest of Oracle Junction, was mapped at 1,156 acres as of Tuesday morning by ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Department of Forestry and Fire Management crews.
The state Forestry Department said Tuesday that hand crews worked through Monday night “cold trailing line for any remaining heat and mopping up.â€
The department also said that two of their crews were released and have been sent to work the Cayento 2 Fire, which began Monday night approximately 8 miles north of Rio Rico.
In a separate update made by the department, it was estimated that Cayento 2 was about 15 acres in size as of Tuesday morning.
Additional resources will be released from the Bowl Creek Fire later Tuesday for rest or availability for new starts, officials said.
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