Schultz Fire
{{Short description|2010 wildfire in Arizona}}
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| location = Coconino National Forest
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| date = 20 June 2010 — 15 July 2010
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The Schultz Fire was a wildfire which burned over {{convert|15000|acre|ha}}, including Schultz Peak in Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona, in June 2010. The suspected cause is a campfire left unattended, and the United States Forest Service is offering a $2500 reward for information.{{cite news|url=http://www.kpho.com/news/24269730/detail.html|title=Some Areas Closed By Shultz Fire To Reopen|work=KPHO|date=2010-07-15|accessdate=2010-07-15}}
The Schultz Fire began at 11:09 a.m. June 20 north of Flagstaff{{cite news|url=http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_northern_az/flagstaff/wildfire-burning-north-of-flagstaff|title=More evacuations, injuries reported in 8,800-acre fire near Flagstaff|work=
KNXV|date=2010-06-20|accessdate=2010-07-15}} and grew rapidly due to high winds, requiring the Coconino County sheriff to close U.S. 89 and evacuate 748 homes, an animal shelter, Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monument. 300 firefighters responded, including personnel from the U.S. Forest Service and a Type One Incident Management Team, sent to events of "national significance".{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/21/arizona.wildfire/index.html|title=Arizona wildfire forces animal shelter, national monument evacuations|work=CNN|date=2010-06-21|accessdate=2010-07-15}}
Timeline
File:3D map of Schultz Fire on June 25th, 2010.jpg
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File:Schultz Fire - June 2010 — Coconino National Forest 023.jpg
On June 22, the fire was 20 percent contained and approximately one thousand people were allowed to return to their homes. By that time {{convert|14000|acre|ha}} had burned and 800 firefighters were fighting the blaze. The southern end of the fire was {{convert|5|mi|km|0|spell=in}} from Flagstaff. Smoke in the Flagstaff area resulted from backfires.{{cite news|title=Ariz. fire evacuees may get to go home|last=Fonseca|first=Felicia|work=MSNBC|date=June 22, 2010}}
Also on June 22, Arizona governor Jan Brewer flew over the fire and succeeded in getting federal fire management assistance.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/weather/wildfires/2010-06-22-arizona-wildfire_N.htm|title=Crews gain ground on Arizona blaze; governor calls fire 'horrible'|last1=Creno|first1=Glen|last2=Madrid|first2=Ofelia|work=Arizona Republic|publisher=USAToday.com|date=June 23, 2010|access-date=July 15, 2010}} 756 area residents went back to their homes June 23. At that point, only two firefighters had been injured and no homes were destroyed. Personnel from as distant as Idaho were working the fire.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/weather/wildfires/2010-06-23-arizona-wildfires_N.htm?csp=obinsite|title=Arizona wildfire rages, but residents allowed back home|last=Dorell|first=Oren|work=USA Today|date=June 23, 2010|access-date=July 15, 2010}}
By June 25 the fire was 40 percent contained, largely due to backfires which created a great deal of smoke in Flagstaff.{{cite news|url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2010/06/25/20100625flagfire0625.html|title=Schultz Fire now 40% contained|work=Arizona Republic|date=June 26, 2010|access-date=July 15, 2010}}
On June 29, firefighters continued to spray water on Doyle Peak. The major concern was stabilizing the burned areas of Doyle Peak and Schultz Peak to prevent erosion and mudslides such as that after the 1977 Radio Fire on Mount Elden. Forests such as aspen could grow quickly, but cutting down burned trees or adding hay would be other techniques to use to stabilize slopes.{{cite news|url=http://azdailysun.com/news/local/article_4623fe38-39e0-548f-8d35-4a9a7f2cae19.html|title=After the Schultz fire, a race to replant|last=Cole|first=Cyndy|work=Arizona Daily Sun|date=June 30, 2010|access-date=July 15, 2010}}
On July 1 some trails in the Coconino National Forest reopened as the fire was pronounced contained, and a Type III Incident Management Team took over July 2. Rehabilitation of burned areas began.{{cite news|url=http://www.naztoday.com/news/top-stories/2010/07/schultz-fire-100-contained/|title=Schultz Fire 100% Contained|work=NAZ Today|date=July 1, 2010|access-date=July 15, 2010}}
On July 15 additional areas reopened to the public, while others remained off limits until September 15.
Earlier fire
File:Water dropping plane over the Hardy Fire 19 June 2010.jpg
The Schultz Fire was the area's second fire to start in the same weekend; the {{convert|300|acre|ha|adj=on}} Hardy Fire southeast of Flagstaff began June 19 and Flagstaff Fire Department ordered some evacuations which became unnecessary once the fire became 30 percent contained. This fire was 90 percent contained by June 25, as was the {{convert|3400|acre|km2|adj=on}} Eagle Rock Fire west of Flagstaff, started June 11 by lightning.{{cite web|url=http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/1989/|title=Eagle Rock|publisher=InciWeb|accessdate=2010-07-15|archive-date=2016-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917064257/http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/1989/|url-status=dead}}
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Category:Coconino National Forest