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Calvary Ambulances, Fort Huachuca
Title: A PAIR OF 10TH CAVALRY AMBULANCES, PARKED NEXT TO ONE OF THE STABLE LABELED "M.D. 10." PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN CIRCA 1918
Fort Huachuca, Cavalry Stables, Clarkson Road, Sierra Vista, Cochise County, AZ
Reproduction Number: HABS AZ-210-9
Call Number: HABS AZ-210-9
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Place:
Arizona -- Cochise County -- Sierra Vista
Collections:
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey
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Empire Ranch area - Fire Update - latest information we've been able to glean...
Oil Well Fire (second & smaller fire) was 119 acres...
Hilton Wash Fire - 143 acres...
Both fires received a heavy rains yesterday afternoon but there is a BLM Hand Crew that will be on scene today finishing up mop-up.
Overnight closures of State Route 83 at Interstate 10 to begin Sept. 3
Temporary signal system set to control traffic over the SR 83 bridge starting Sept. 4
Motorists on Interstate 10 and State Route 83 near Vail should expect several overnight traffic restrictions starting Tuesday, Sept. 3.
The following restrictions will be in place nightly between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. for approximately one week while crews install a temporary signal system and demolish one side of the existing bridge:
The SR 83 bridge will close to all traffic.
I-10 will be reduced to a single lane in each direction. Periodically, all traffic on eastbound I-10 will detour off I-10 using the exit ramp and re-enter I-10 using the entrance ramp. Traffic on westbound I-10 will be diverted to a temporary bypass in the interstate median.
All vehicles needing to cross I-10 will be detoured to Wentworth and Sahuarita roads.
Starting 6 a.m. Sept. 4, the SR 83 bridge over I-10 will be restricted to a single lane, with a temporary traffic signal to allow traffic to cross the bridge. The signal will be in operation until the SR 83 bridge deck work is complete, except nights during the full road closures.
Drivers should expect delays and consider using alternate routes.
For more information, go to azdot.gov/vailbridges.
Drivers should proceed through the work zone with caution, slow down and watch for construction personnel and equipment.
Fire update - there were two fires that started yesterday, both on the Empire Ranch or Empire-Cienega Resource Conservation Area... the estimated acreage involved is roughly 450 (not official). SEFD, State and BLM resources are on scene.
Sonoita-Elgin Fire District is accepting applications – internal & external – for a total of three positions to include:
(1) Captain (FF/EMT minimum)
(2) Firefighter/EMS (EMT or Paramedic)
Major Arizona Incidents
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Whiskey Fire (Wildfire)
on September 17, 2019 at 12:27 am
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Sept. 16, 2019 – The fire is burning approximately 8 miles east of Turkey Butte Lookout and approximately 3900 acres in size currently. A type 3 team took over command of the fire on Sept. 10 at 0700. The lightning-caused Whiskey fire was reported by the Turkey Butte fire tower lookout on Sept. 2nd, 2019. Starting Tuesday or Wednesday if conditions allow, fire personnel plan to conduct a large firing operation. This operation is important to secure control lines and keep the fire within its containment area. This firing operation is expected to produce a significant amount of smoke in the area for several days after.On Monday the fire area received significant rainfall. Firing operations were not conducted due to weather conditions.Over the past several days fire personnel moderated firing operations in efforts to minimize smoke impacts to the surrounding areas, allowing only areas of unburned fuel to continue to burn within the fire perimeter. We apologize...
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Eden Fire (Wildfire)
on September 16, 2019 at 9:41 pm
A lightning-caused wildfire about 4 miles northeast of Clints Well that began last week is currently being used to clean up forest fuels and burn across the landscape for restoration efforts. The Eden Fire was reported by the Hutch Mountain lookout just after noon on August 29 and is currently 2,625 acres, producing light to minimal smoke. Because of low humidity and low fuel moisture, the fire has continued to burn actively since its discovery. The fire was being monitored for several days before determining it would be allowed to burn and remove hazardous fuels left from years of previous fires and debris buildup.
Sonoita-Elgin Fire Season – 2017
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