Follow this link for the morning operational video update

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=786758381858016

Bighorn Morning Update
June 11, 2020 

Bighorn Fire – June 11, 2020 
Evening Update 
Crews conduct burnout operations to protect homes near Bighorn Fire

Acres: 6,200 Percent

Containment: 10% Start Date: June 5, 2020 Cause: Lightning Origin Location: Santa Catalina Mountains Personnel: 419

Jurisdiction: Coronado National Forest, including portions of the Pusch Ridge Wilderness

Resources: 7 hotshot crews, 2 Type 2 hand crews, 14 Type 3 engines, 1 Type 4 engine, 12 Type 6 engines, 4 Type 1 helicopters, 1 Type 2 helicopter, 2 Type 3 helicopter, 10 water tenders

The Bighorn fire is expected to be active and highly visible again tonight due to low nighttime relative humidity. Additional resources including crews and engines will monitor the perimeter throughout the night. Fire managers and law enforcement officials are urging the public to avoid gathering at trailheads and along access roads to maintain open access for the fire crews and emergency vehicles.

Crews conducted burnout operations introducing fire along the south end of Pima Canyon eastward toward Finger Rock and Pontatoc Ridge. To accomplish this, helicopters and a specialized machine were used to drop small plastic spheres that ignited when they hit the ground in strategic locations. Fire placed in this way consumes vegetation in the path of the wildfire. If the wildfire reaches areas treated, no fuel remains to carry the flames. Aircraft supported crews on the ground by dropping fire retardant in the area below Finger Rock to slow the fire’s spread. Fire managers are working to bring the fire down from high elevation ridgetops and to the low elevation Sonoran Desert where firefighting efforts can be more efficient.

Evacuation orders are in effect, per the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and Oro Valley Police Department:

• Residents in the Pima Canyon area of the Catalina Foothills between 1st Avenue and Alvernon Way are in “GO” status and should evacuate. View a map of the GO area at pima.gov/bighorn.

• The remaining area of the Catalina Foothills between Alvernon Way and 1st Avenue, North of Ina Road remains in the "SET - Be Alert" stage. View a map of the SET area at pima.gov/bighorn.

• The area of the Catalina Foothills between Alvernon Way and Sabino Canyon Road, North of Skyline Drive is now in the "SET - Be Alert" stage. View a map of the SET area at pima.gov/bighorn.

• The area of southeast/east Oro Valley including all areas east of Oracle Road from north of Magee to Catalina State Park is now in the "SET - Be Alert" stage.

View a map of the SET area at www.orovalleyaz.gov/Police.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is asking residents in the SET areas to consider voluntarily relocating outside the affected areas with family or friends.

A cooling shelter is available at Canyon Del Oro High School, 25 W. Calle Concordia, in Oro Valley.

Find out more about the Ready, Set, Go! program at ein.az.gov/ready-set-go.

Residents of Pima County are urged to sign up to receive emergency alerts at emergencyalerts.pima.gov/.

Closures remain in effect. Catalina State Park is closed.

Large portions of the Coronado National Forest Santa Catalina Ranger District near the fire are restricted.

View the closure order and map at inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/6741/.

Fire Information Phone Line: (520) 329-7439 and (520) 276-8981, 8AM-8PM

Media Phone Line: (520) 329-7640, 8AM-8PM

InciWeb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6741/ Facebook: facebook.com/coronadonf  Smoke Outlook: wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/EasternArizona

Follow this link for the evening operational video update


 https://www.facebook.com/CoronadoNF/videos/268246357751723/?v=268246357751723

AMERICAN RED CROSS OPENS AN EVACUATION CENTER AT CANYON DEL ORO HIGH SCHOOL 
 
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
   

ORO VALLEY, ARIZ. (JUNE  11, 2020) The Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross has opened an Evacuation Center at Canyon del Oro High School, 25 W. Calle Concordia, Tucson, AZ 85704.  Evacuated residents from the Bighorn Fire may come to the Evacuation Center for assistance and information. 
 

About the American Red Cross: 
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross. 

Local American Red Cross Social Media: Facebook - @RedCrossAriz; Twitter - @redcrossaz; Instagram - @redcross.az.nm 

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Follow the link below to today's Video Operational Briefing: 


https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=857130858109731

‼️Evacuation Message‼️
 

This is a message from the Pima County Office of Emergency Management and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
A wildfire back burn will be conducted this morning in your area to protect homes and property.

As part of the Ready, Set, GO! process, the area on the attached map in the Northern part of the area of the Catalina Foothills between Alvernon Way and 1st Avenue, North of Ina Road is now in the the “GO!” state and is being evacuated.
If you are in this area, EVACUATE NOW.
 

Move south away from the Catalina Mountains. Do not delay leaving the area. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department will be going door to door to make contact with those affected residents who may not have received the message.

A cooling shelter is available at CDO High School, 25 W Calle Concordia, in Oro Valley.
 

Additional messaging will be sent as the situation changes.
Questions from residents in the area should be directed to 351-FIRE (3473)
Bighorn Fire information can be found here: http://www.pima.gov/Bighorn
Pima County Emergency Alert information can be found here: https://emergencyalerts.pima.gov/
Find out more about the Ready, Set, Go program here: 

Pima County Sheriff’s Department issues “SET” notice
 
The areas north of Ina Road, between Alvernon Way and 1st Avenue are now in the “SET – be alert” stage, the second step in the State’s READY, SET, GO! evacuation alert system. 

A full map of the SET area is available at https://apps.myocv.com/blog/a28985704. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is asking residents in the SET area to consider voluntarily relocating outside the affected area with Bighorn Fire – June 11, 2020 Morning Update
 
 Bighorn Fire Morning Update June 11, 2020

This evening the fire became established in the upper 1/2 of Finger Rock Canyon and has been burning actively. Overnight, we anticipate the fire to move slowly down-slope in a southwesterly direction. Firefighters are using a drone to monitor activity from the air and will remain on scene all night, prepared to implement established plans to protect homes and values at risk.