The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the White Mountain Apache Tribe brought in John Pierson's Type 1 Incident Management Team to assume command of the Cedar Fire at 6:00pm on Thursday, June 16. The public can continue to get information on the Cedar Fire by calling the 311 Northeastern Arizona Public Information System at 928-333-3412. Official incident information will be posted online at the Cedar Fire InciWeb page (http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4788) and the Cedar Fire Information Facebook page (www.facebook.com/cedarfireinfo).

Fire crews made good progress yesterday and continued to work throughout the night. Crews successfully conducted burnout operations along the B41 road to establish an eastern containment line. Crews also strengthened western containment lines along Highway 60 and northern containment lines -+ mile from the B65 road. An infrared flight mapped the current fire size at 9,652 acres, approximately 8.3 miles south of Pinetop-Lakeside and 11.4 miles south of Show Low. The fire is moving in a northeast direction, influenced by wind, topography and fuels.

Much of the current operational success is due to the hard work and efforts of the initial attack resources and their foresight in ordering the Type 3 Team until the Type 1 Team could assume command.

Basic Information

Current as of June 17, 2016 at 10:18:59 AM MDT

Incident Type Wildfire

Cause Unknown/under Investigation

Date of Origin Wednesday June 15th, 2016 approx. 11:45 PM

Location 10 miles south of Pinetop-Show Low, east of Highway 60.

Incident Commander John Pierson

Current Situation
Total Personnel 600

Size 9,652 Acres

Fuels Involved
Timber (grass and understory)

Significant Events
Wind driven runs, spotting

Outlook
Planned Actions
Continue use of air resources to allow safe ground engagement.

Projected Incident Activity
Fire moving northeast, influenced by wind, topography and fuels.

Remarks
Type 1 IMT assumed command at 1800 on June 16.

Current Weather
Weather Concerns
Dry conditions and breezy southwest winds. On Saturday, warmer temperatures and light winds.