Whitewater Fire Information
Situation: There is a precautionary evacuation of the Willow Creek area at this time because of extreme fire behavior. Crews are also being pulled back to staging areas for their safety. For more information on this fire, please log onto http://fs.usda.gov/gila or www.inciweb.org.
Incident Name: Whitewater
Start Date & Time: May 16
Start Location: Gila Wilderness on the Gila National Forest
Photo by Ann McMahon- pyrocumulus cloud from Whitewater Fire spreads over Silver City
Cause of Fire: unknown
Area Vegetation:
Acres Burned:
Photo by Cresta Terrell from Pleasanton, south of Glenwood
Ownership(s): USDA Forest Service
Structures Threatened: yes
Structures Burned: no
Evacuations (Y or N & #): Yes - The Willow Creek area
Photo by Linda Aragon from Reserve