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UPDATE: 8:15 p.m.

The fire has been given the name the Ramsey Canyon Fire by Coronado National Forest officials and is estimated to be 50 acres in size.


5 posted on 12/11/2016 10:22:52 AM PST by deport
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http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/34024021/crews-battling-brush-fire-in-cochise-county

Updated:Sunday, December 11th 2016, 1:32 am EST

COCHISE COUNTY, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
Firefighters are responding to a brush fire south of Sierra Vista, according to Coronado
National Forest officials.

The brush fire was first reported just after 6:45 p.m., according to Carol Capas,
spokeswoman for CCSO.

She said a few people voluntarily left, but the sheriff’s office has urged everyone to
leave and avoid the area around Carr Canyon Road as of 8:30 p.m.

An information center has been set up near Carr Canyon Road and State Route 92, according
to the CCSO update.

The fire is burning on a ridge top between Ramsey Canyon and Carr Canyon, according to
Heidi Schewel, spokeswoman for Coronado National Forest.

She said the Ramsey Canyon Fire has burned approximately 50 acres as of 8:30 p.m. By 9:10 p.m.,
Schewel said that estimate dropped to 20 acres.

She credited a drop in temperatures and an increase in humidity as a boost to the
firefighting effort.

She said there is minimal fire activity. Agencies responding include Coronado National
Forest, Palominas, Fry Fire Department and a hand crew from Arizona Department of Forestry
and Fire Management.

Schewel said more resources have been ordered for the morning.

Warm and dry conditions in December mean Coronado National Forest is still very much in
fire season, according to Schewel.


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