Acres: 9,402 acres Percent Containment: 75% Date Detected: April 18, 2022 Personnel Assigned: 826 Cause: Under investigation Origin/Location: 11 nautical miles south of Prescott-Bradshaw Ranger District Red flag conditions tested containment lines Sunday on the fire with strong southwest winds and low relative humidity. Blowing ash and dust were present with some interior pockets of fuels producing smoke. The hard work of firefighters paid off as containment lines held during 44 mph wind gusts. The fire area did not expand, and containment increased to 75%. On Sunday, crews continued to focus on structure protection and finished thinning of vegetation along Senator Highway....
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