Tiger Fire

The Tiger Fire, a lightning-caused fire, is burning in the Prescott National Forest. It's currently 2,500 acres with no containment. No structures are threatened at this time.

The Tiger Fire started Thursday, June 29th, at 3:30 p.m. It burned through the night in the Castle Creek Wilderness on the Bradshaw Ranger District of the Prescott National Forest. Winds from thunderstorms pushed the fire northwest, east & southeast, but no significant rain fell on the fire.

Road closures: There is now restricted access into the town of Crown King. Residents will be allowed in, but the town is now closed to the public. County Road 59 is now closed at Cleator.

There is no vehicle access to the fire. Firefighters are hiking or being flown to the fire. Structure protection firefighters have been placed in Horse Thief Basin, preparing defensible space as a precaution. That area is not threatened at this time.

Resources committed to this fire include: 3 Type 1 hot shot crews, 1 Type 2 initial attack crew, 3 Type 6 engines, 5 Type 3 engines, 2 Type 1 air tankers, 1 Type 1 helicopter, 2 Type 2 helicopters, 1 Type 3 helicopter & 1 fixed wing tactical aircraft. Additional crews & aviation resources have been ordered.

The fire is burning in a wilderness area where motorized vehicles are prohibited. Firefighters are being shuttled in by helicopter. The fire is burning actively on the southeast side with the west side slowing down.

Due to the inaccessible location & potential threat to Horse Thief Basin summer homes, a Type 2 incident management team has taken over as the command crew of the fire.