| June 19, 2003 |
Fanned
by strong southerly winds, the Picture Fire in the Tonto National
Forest, north of Roosevelt Lake made
multiple runs on Thursday afternoon. |
Update |
| June 21, 2003 |
Strong
winds on Friday caused the Picture Fire in the Tonto National Forest,
north of Roosevelt Lake, to make a 2.5 mile run. |
Update |
| June 21, 2003 |
Firefighters
continued to make progress on the Picture Fire on the Tonto National Forest
Sunday. Line construction efforts are now concentrated on the north and
east sides of the fire with containment estimated at 50%. |
News Release |
| June 22, 2003 |
The fire
was very active on the southeast corner of the fire due to pockets of
heavy fuels. |
Update |
| June 23, 2003 |
The Southwest
Area Incident Management Team assumed responsibility for management of
the Picture Fire at 5:30 a.m. today. |
Update |
| June 23,2003 |
To meet
the challenge of limited road access three remote or "spike"
camps have been established near the fire perimeter. |
News Release |
| June 24, 2003 |
Containment
of the Picture Fire, located north of Roosevelt Lake in the Tonto National
Forest, was estimated at 60% as of 7:00 p.m. Monday. |
News Release |
| June 25, 2003 |
The Picture
Fire suppression effort is going very well. Full containment is expected
by Thursday evening. Crews have constructed line around the entire fire;
however, full containment cannot be declared until the line is improved
and strengthened. |
News Release |
| June 26, 2003 |
The Picture
Fire is predicted to meet its full containment target date today. |
News Release |
| June 27, 2003 |
The Picture
Fire suppression effort has gone very well and full containment was attained
Thursday evening. |
News Release |
