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Crews respond to 2 wildfires between Bellemont and Williams; cause undetermined

The Kaibab National Forest and Ponderosa Fire District responded to two small wildfires west of Bellemont on Tuesday morning.

The first, dubbed the Prairie Fire, was originally reported in the vicinity of Whispering Pines Ranch south of Interstate 40 at about 3:30 a.m. Ponderosa Fire District Chief Lee Antonides said the Prairie Fire was primarily fueled by grasses but did spread to some timber.

Assessing The Fire

Rich Jamison, battalion chief with the Ponderosa Fire Department, assesses the size of the Stump Fire between West Route 66 and Interstate 40 near Parks Tuesday morning, one of two wildfires in the area in the same day.

Fires Burn Near Parks

The Stump Fire creeps across the forest floor Tuesday morning just west of Parks.

Working The Fire Line

Crew 71 from the U.S. Forest Service works the northern fire line of the Prairie Fire Tuesday morning just west of Parks.

Working The Prairie Fire

Firefighters talk about the containment plan for the Prairie Fire in January on the southern boundary of the blaze near Parks.

Working The Prairie Fire

Firefighters walk toward the fire line of the Prairie Fire Tuesday morning. As of 11 a.m., the fire was at 54 acres and still growing southwest of Parks.





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