⚠️ US 89 TUNNEL FIRE ⚠️ Because of the TunnelFire, US 89 remains closed north of Flagstaff, between mileposts 425-445. There's no estimated time to reopen the highway. Please avoid the area and seek alternate routes. Incident info:
Helicopters aided in fire suppression efforts today on the 20,198-acre Tunnel Fire, while crews continued making progress dowsing hotspots along the fire’s western flank near Forest Road 420 and around Timberline Estates and Wupatki Trail subdivisions.
“Even though we haven’t declared a percentage of containment on this fire yet, there has been a lot of work, progress, and investment on line construction around many parts of the Tunnel Fire,” said Deputy Incident Commander Shelby Erickson. “However, we won’t be declaring areas with line around them as ‘contained’ until we’re confident the line will hold during the forecasted high and shifting winds through the next few days.
Information about evacuations, structures that have been burned, and when people might be able to return is handled by Coconino County, which is posting updates online via their Coconino County Tunnel Fire page.
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