On Saturday, the lightning-caused Locust Fire on the North Kaibab Ranger District near Fredonia, Ariz., reached 2,160 acres. When the Locust Fire was first discovered on June 15, fire managers determined a planning area boundary that would be limited to 3,282 acres in size.
Based on a 4-year average, the North Kaibab Ranger District has about 80 lightning-caused fires annually.
Over the coming days the majority of resource support will start to demobilize and return to their home units.
Roads within the Locust Fire planning area boundary remain barricaded and motorists are asked not to enter this 3,282-acre area until further notice. The Locust Fire planning area is bounded by Forest Service Road (FSR) 214 on the north, FSR 206 on the east, FSR 293 on the south and FSR 250 on the west.