Flying V Fire

Flying V Fire
Date(s)	July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) – present
Location	Globe, Arizona
Statistics
Burned area	831 acres (336 ha)
Ignition
Cause	under investigation
Map
Perimeter of Flying V Fire (map data)

The Flying V Fire is an active wildfire near Globe, Arizona. Ignited in the early afternoon at about 2:15 PM on July 5, 2023, the cause of the fire is still under investigation. As of July 10, 2023^[update], the fire has burned 831 acres (336 ha) and is 52% contained.^[1][2]

History

The fire began near U.S. Route 60 at mile marker 300. As of July 10, 2023^[update], it had burned 831 acres (336 ha) and was 52% contained.^[1] The Flying V fire is one of six fires that sparked along the highway on July 5, but the other five fires have been contained and only burned less than half an acre.^[3]

On July 8, the efforts to mitigate the fire by building containment lines achieved considerable success.^[4]

On July 10, 5% of the fire has been contained, and a plan to conditionally reopen U.S. Route 60 had been drawn up.^[5]

Cause

The BIA Forestry & Wildland Fire Management stated on their Facebook page that the fire is likely to be human-caused.^[2]

Impact

The fire caused U.S. Route 60 to be closed in both directions from mileposts 256 to 311, north of Globe, Arizona.^[6] As of July 7, no evacuations had been ordered, and no structures and communities had been threatened.^[2][3]

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