Grapevine Fire News Today

IMETs, or incident meteorologists, play a special role in helping battle wildfires in Arizona by providing specific forecasts to firefighters.

The winds will blow on and off from late Saturday to early Wednesday and will push coastal temperatures into the low 80s.

The Grapevine Fire, burning on Mingus Mountain in the Verde Ranger District was at 27% containment as of Thursday, Aug. 3 and still covering about 1,049 acres.

The lightning-caused Grapevine Fire, which started July 21, was listed at 7% contained Tuesday, Aug. 1, and covering approximately 1,049 acres on Mingus Mountain in the Verde Ranger District, about 10 miles east of Prescott Valley.

The Prescott National Forest has announced that the closure along Forest Road 104 and Forest Road 413, related to the Grapevine Fire, will end as of 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2.

While the Racetrack Fire was declared 100% contained Sunday evening, the Grapevine Fire, which is burning in brush, timber and grass on Mingus Mountain, remained at 1,049 acres and was zero-percent contained as of Monday, July 31.

The Grapevine Fire, which is burning in brush, timber and grass on Mingus Mountain, remains at 1,049 acres and is zero-percent contained. The Racetrack Fire is predicted to be 100% contained tonight, July 30, by 6 p.m.

Evacuation orders remained in effect Friday for a wildfire burning northeast of Phoenix, authorities said.

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Saturday morning lifted “SET” status for Cherry, Dewey and Mingus 4-H Camp.

The lightning-caused Racetrack Fire, which started July 23, was at 60% containment as of Friday morning, July 28, according to the Prescott National Forest, and a Southwest Area Type 4 Team led by Incident Commander Andrew Giralt, assumed command of the fire, which is burning north of Highway 169 and south of Crater Mountain near the community of Cherry.