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July 2004 - Nuttall Fire Complex
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Cost: $10.2 million |
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| July 19: 95% Contained |
- News Release: July 18 Update (8 AM)
- News Release: July 17 Update (8 AM)
| July 16: 80% Contained |
- Highway 366 to be open Monday, July 19, at 6 AM.
- News Release: July 16 update (8 AM)
- Incident Action Report: July 16 (Word format)
| July 15: Crews hope to contain fire by Sunday; 80% Contained |
- News Release: July 15 Update (8 AM)
- Over 525 photos are now on the LBT Nuttall Fire Complex page.
| July 14: 80% Contained |
News Release: July 14 Update (8 AM)
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| Fire maps from the New Mexico Interagency Management Team. |
| July 13: 75% Contained |
News Release: July 13 Update (9:30 AM)
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| Photos by Jim Slagle. [+more photos] |
| July 12: Nuttall Complex Fire 65% contained |
- News Release: July 12 Update (10 AM)
- The LBTO.org Nuttall Fire Complex pages have over 425 pictures now on the web.
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| Photos by Ron Smallwood of burnt trees. |
| July 11: Rain falls; 55% containment |
- News Release: July 11 Update (9:30 AM)
- Gibson, Nuttall fire subsiding: News article from the Arizona Daily Star (PDF format)
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| Photos by Ron Smallwood of the burned sections of forest. |
| July 10: Nuttall and Gibson Fires Combined by Successful Burnouts; 45% contained |
News Release: July 10 Update (9:30 AM)
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| Photos by John Ratje of the Fire Briefing and the most recent fire maps. |
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| Photos by Ron Smallwood of Mt. Graham, fire patrol helicopters, and mountain closure signs. |
| July 9: Fire is low intensity; Governor talks with residents and community leaders |
Community Meeting:
Friday, July 9
The Southwest Area Incident Management Team will host a community meeting
Friday in the gymnasium of Ruth Powell School, located at 1041 14th Ave. (Map)
The meeting will begin at 6 PM. Fire personnel will provide the latest
information and perimeter maps on for the Nuttall Complex.
Governor Napolitano to tour fire sites, talk to residents: Article from the Arizona Republic (PDF format)
- Update from John Ratje:
- It is drizzling on site right now. The fire activity, other than the back firing in progress, is very low intensity. Governor Napolitano's visit to Safford is scheduled for this evening. Congressman Renzi will visit with cabin owners tomorrow (July 10) around noon.
Earth Observatory (NASA) Satellite Picture of smoke plume from Nuttall Complex.
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| Photo by Ron Smallwood of the Coronado National Forest Sign, with the Mountain burning in the background. |
| July 8: Monsoon rains slow fire activity; 25% containment |
- John Ratje's Evening Update: The Observatory is in excellent shape!
- Firefighters struggle to protect Arizona homes (CNN, AP article - PDF format)
- Press Release: Summer Houses Remain Threatened as Firefighters Continue Suppression Efforts (Microsoft Word format)
- Arizona Observatory Threatened by Fire (AP News Article - PDF format)
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| Photos by John Ratje of the most recent fire maps. |
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| The smoke rising from Mt. Graham. |
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Pictures from John Hill's Live View webpage. |
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Photo by Ron Smallwood of the fire and its aftermath. |
| July 7: Fire held to North side of Mt. Graham; 10% contained |
- News Release: July 7 Update (9 AM)
- Before and After Image: Tree line before and after clear cutting by Tom Herbst from John Hill's Live View webpage (Animated .GIF)
| July 6: Fire burns over Heliograph Peak; backfire on Hawk Peak protects Observatory |
- Time lapse movie: Spectacular back burn at sunset by Tom Herbst from John Hill's Live View webpage (.AVI, 7MB)
- News Release: July 6 Update (11 AM)
- News Release: July 6 Update (11:01 AM)
- News Release: July 6 Update (5 PM)
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| Photos by John Hill. LBT is near the blue/white star labeled "FRWS". [+more photos] |
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| Photos by Jim Slagle. [+more photos] |
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| Photos by John Hill. [+more photos] |
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Photos by Larry Vaughn of LBTO (from his backyard). |
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| Photos by Jayson Coil (Division/Group Supervisor) of fire approaching Heliograph Peak. [+more photos] |
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Photos by Bruce Malloy (Safety Officer) of the damage at Heliograph Peak. [+more photos] |
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| Photos by John Ratje of MGIO from the Base Camp. |
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| Photos by John Ratje of Observatory Structure Protection Operations. [+more photos] |
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| Photos by Ron Smallwood of the Submillimeter Telescope, LBT, and firefighters on site. [+more photos] |
| July 5: Fire 3/4 mile away from Observatory; 5% contained |
- Short time-lapse movie: Flare up behind LBT Enclosure by Tom Herbst from John Hill's Live View webpage (.mov, 1.3MB)
- News Release: July 5 Update (10 AM)
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| Fire on the East side of High Peak near Merijilda Canyon. Photo by Larry Vaughn (from his backyard). |
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| Photos by John Ratje of MGIO. [+more photos] |
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| Photos by Ron Smallwood of the MGIO fire defense. [+more photos] |
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| Photo by David Sanders (Arizona Daily Star). A P-3B Orion makes a slurry drop near Marijilda Canyon on Mount Graham as it battles the Gibson Fire. |
| July 4: Nuttall & Gibson fires now treated as one fire; 5% contained |
- Time lapse movie of July 3-4: Showing lots of smoke activity behind Enclosure by Tom Herbst from John Hill's Live View webpage (.mov, 5.2MB)
- Objectives reported by John Ratje
- News Release: July 4 Update (11 AM)
- News Release: July 4 Update (5 PM)
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| Photos by John Ratje of MGIO. [+more photos] |
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| Fire plan maps. LBT is near the yellow dot labeled "Observatory." |
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| Photo by David Sanders (Arizona Daily Star). A military C-130 makes a slurry drop on Mount Graham as it battles the Gibson Fire. |
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| Photos by Ron Smallwood of UAPD. |
| July 3: Gibson Fire threatens Observatory |
- News Release: July 3 Update (9:15 AM)
- News Release: July 3 Update (5 PM)
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| Picture from John Hill's Live View webpage. |
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| Photos by Arnold DeLao. [+more photos] |
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| Photos by Pruett Small (Operations Section Chief) of the Large Binocular Telescope, Aerial View from Helicopter. [+more photos] |
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| Photos by Ron Smallwood of the colorful fire approaching LBT. [+more photos] |
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| Image courtesy of NASA and the U.S. Forest Service. This photo shows Tucson (lower left) and the Nuttall fires on Mt. Graham (upper right). |
| July 2: Gibson Fire flares up; Observatory evacuated |
Short movies of Smoke rising from Mt. Graham by John Little: Movie 1 (.mov, 4MB), Movie 2 (.mov, 4MB)
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| Picture from John Hill's Live View webpage. |
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| Photos by John Little of the fires on Mt. Graham. [+more photos] |
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| Photos by Ron Smallwood of the fires on Mt. Graham from the Base Camp, and from MGIO. [+more photos] |
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| Photos by Butch Vaughn from his backyard in Safford. |
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| Satellite photo courtesy NASA and the U.S. Forest Service. This photo shows Mt. Graham, the Nuttall Fire (left) and the Gibson fire (right). |
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| Photos by Ron Smallwood of the developing fires on Mt. Graham. |
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