Air support grounded on Slide fire due to winds There is currently no air support for the Slide fire. All aircraft were grounded due to the winds about half an hour ago. A DC-10 heavy air tanker was ordered when it reached the flats to the west of Oak Creek Canyon, but the plane has been temporarily cancelled. The Slide fire has now reached the top of Oak Creek Canyon at the Highway 89A switchbacks, according to Flagstaff Fire Department officials. It is burning in the mouth of nearby Pumphouse Wash, but its not clear how established it is at that point. Pumphouse Wash was considered the trigger point for pre-evacuation notices in Kachina Village.
Posted on: Wed, 21 May 2014 21:38:11 +0000
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