Telegraph Fire

June 16, 2021 12:43 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/16/wildfire-keeps-several-rural-arizona-communities-evacuated/ The Telegraph Fire has burned nearly 140,000 acres   Telegraph information map, June 15, 2021. (InciWeb)   SUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) — Several rural communities in south-central Arizona remain in evacuation mode because of a wildfire, one of several that have been burning around the state for over a week. Fire officials said…

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June 15, 2021 12:54 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/15/new-evacuation-orders-in-arizonas-telegraph-fire/ Officials hope to reach full containment by June 20   (InciWeb)   SUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) — A flare-up with an ongoing wildfire in south-central Arizona is leading to the evacuation of two rural communities. The Gila County Sheriff’s Office on Monday urged the community of El Capitan, which stretches on both sides…

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June 15, 2021 11:48 am Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/15/crews-make-steady-gains-on-wildfire-in-rural-arizona/ The Telegraph Fire destroyed 20 structures   A firefighter monitors a burnout operation in the Oak Flat area on the Telegraph Fire 6-6-21. (InciWeb photo)   SUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) — Smoke will be visible for days or possibly weeks in south-central Arizona where crews continue to strengthen the perimeter around a wildfire….

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June 9, 2021 9:30 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/09/fire-crews-get-a-small-hold-on-arizona-wildfire/ Telegraph Fire is 20% contained   In this photo provided by Rusty Bowers, Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers walks through the remains of his family’s weekend home on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, that was destroyed by a wildfire the day before. Bowers used the home in the remote mountains as a family…

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June 8, 2021 10:00 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/08/rural-arizona-residents-wait-as-telegraph-fire-grows/ Wildfire has burned 112 square miles   Smoke rises from the Telegraph Fire, on Monday, June 7, 2021, above Blue Lake, near Miami and Globe, Ariz. Authorities made progress toward containing one of two major wildfires in south-central Arizona’s desert hill country, allowing evacuation notices to be lifted for several rural areas…

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June 8, 2021 11:24 am Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/08/arizonas-telegraph-fire-causes-new-evacuation-orders/ Immediate evacuation order for part of Miami   Monday, 6-7-21 Telegraph Information Map. (InciWeb)   SUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) — Residents near a town in south-central Arizona are the latest to evacuate as one of two wildfires, fueled by gusty winds and dry weather, grew overnight, authorities said Monday. The Gila County Sheriff’s…

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June 7, 2021 9:00 pm Source: https://wildlandfirefighter.com/2021/06/07/arizona-wildfire-forces-more-evacuations-highway-closures/ Telegraph Fire has burned over 56,000 acres   Glow from the Telegraph Fire falls on firefighting resources as they work through the night. (InciWeb/USFS photo)   PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities ordered additional evacuations and closed several stretches of highways in south-central Arizona on Sunday where hundreds of firefighters battled two wildfires that…

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