Wildfire — Western Mogollon Rim, Arizona
June 20, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
The Schultz Fire was started by an abandon campfire. Wind enhanced by topography and steep slopes on the eastern side of the San Francisco Peaks (also known as Kachina Peaks) greatly enhanced the spread and severity of the fire. Highway 89 was closed because of the fire. A Type I Incident Management Team was called to organize fire fighting efforts. Close to one thousand people were called out to fight this fire. Fire fighting equipment included 8 air tankers, 7 helicopters, 62 fire engines, and 13 water tenders. Firefighting efforts alone cost around $10 million dollars. No homes or buildings were damaged by fire. However, flooding and debris flows that resulted from the fire damaged landscape caused damage to close to 100 properties and homes once the rainy season started in July a
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.