An air tanker drops fire retardant to create a fire line behind homes (bottom center) in Or Valley during the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson … The fire is … Lemmon area on pre-evacuation notice. TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Officials have had nothing but good news to share about the Bighorn Fire the past few days. It started on Bighorn Mountain along Pusch Peak Ridge. Bighorn Fire near Tucson now 22% contained, Mt.
But as storms start to move into the Tucson metro area, fire officials warned there's a … A lightning strike from a storm the evening of June 5, 2020 caused the fire.
An online community meeting is scheduled for 8 p.m., on Thursday. TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The Bighorn Fire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains was at 119,541 acres and is 89 percent contained as of Wednesday, July 15. It has burned 119,589 acres (48,396 ha) and is 89 percent contained as of July 13, 2020. The fire was named after the Bighorn Sheep that inhabit the area. The fire … The Bighorn Fire reached 92% containment this weekend with the help of the monsoon's first storm. On June 5, 2020 at 10:22PM a lightning strike started the Bighorn Fire in the Catalina Mountains northwest of Tucson, Arizona on the Coronado National Forest. Welcome to the Bighorn Fire Information page. The Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4, led by Carl Schwope, assumed command of the Bighorn Fire on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at 6 a.m. The Bighorn Fire is an active wildfire in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona. 7,687 talking about this. Dry, windy conditions pushed the fire closer to communities and forced evacuations. The Bighorn Fire has burned 119,741 acres, or about 187 square miles, in and near the Santa Catalina Mountains since lightning started it June 5. TUCSON (KVOA) – The Bighorn Fire has burned 119, 250 acres, but now is 85% contained according to latest reports.