The Pima County Sheriff's Department is asking some residents of Catalina Foothills to be ready to evacuate due to the Bighorn Fire.
CONTINUES TO BURN BREAKINGNEWS COMES IN OVERNIGHT.
THEPIMA COUNTY SHERIFF'SDEPARTMENT IS ASKING RESIDENTSIN A SPECIFIC AREA TO BE READYTO EVACUATE AT A MOMENT'SNOTICE.
NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SVERONICA ACOSTA JOINS US LIVETHIS MORNING WITH DETAILS ONWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.THIS MESSAGE IS FOR CATALINAFOOTHILLS RESIDENTS WHO LIVENORTH OF INA ROAD BETWEENFIRST AVE AND ALVERNON WAY.JUST TO BE CLEAR THERE IS NOEVACUATION ORDER IN PLACEBUT OFFICIALS DO WANT YOU TOBE READY IN YOU LIVE IN THISAREA, JUST IN CASE.
AS OFYESTERDAY THE BIGHORN FIREBURNED MORE THAN 32-HUNDREDACRES STILL ON AT 10 PERCENTCONTAINMENT.
THERE ARE NOW SIXHOT SHOT CREWS WORKING ON THISFIRE A TOTAL OF ABOUT 391FIRE PERSONNEL.
LIKE OFFICIALSPREDICTED, THOSE HIGHTEMPERATURES WE FELTYESTERDAY, PLUS DIRECTSUNLIGHT MADE FIREFIGHTINGEFFORTS MORE DIFFICULT.
WHILEWATER BUCKET AND RETARDANTDROPS ARE BEING USED TO HELPIN THAT STEEP, RUGGED TERRAINWHERE THE FIRE IS BURNING,HOTSHOT CREWS ARE WORKING ONTRYING TO STOP THE FIRE FROMSPREADING LOWER IN THE CANYON.YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT OFMOVEMENT IN THE CATALINAFOOTHILLS AREA WITH THOSEBUGGIES, THOSE HOTSHOTBUGGIES, AND THEY'RE GOING TOBE SCOUTING, THEY'RE GOING TOBE CUTTING LINE IN THERE SOTHEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING SOMEVEGETATION REMOVAL TO TRY ANDPROTECT THOSE HOMES IF IT DOESMOVE DOWN.
P-C-S-D ISRECOMMENDING YOU SIGN UP FORTHE MYALERTS NOTIFICATIONSYSTEM SO YOU CAN GETEMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONSSTRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE.
FORTHOSE OF YOU WHO WANT MOREINFORMATION ON THE BIGHORNFIRE THERE HAS BEEN A PHONENUMBER SET UP THAT YOU CANCALL - THAT IS 329-7439.REPORTING LIVE IN -- VERONICAACOSTA, KGUN NINE ON YOURSIDE.
Bighorn Fire burning in Catalinas prompts evacuations
The Pima County Sheriff's Department is asking some residents of Catalina Foothills to be ready to evacuate due to the Bighorn..