Flying V Fire

The Flying V Fire is an active wildfire near Globe, Arizona. Ignited in the early afternoon at about 2:15 PM on July 5, 2023, the cause of the fire is still under investigation. , the fire had burned 831 acre and was 52% contained.

History
The fire began near U.S. Route 60 at mile marker 300. , it had burned 831 acre and was 52% contained. The Flying V fire is one of six fires that sparked along the highway on July 5, but the other five fires have been contained and only burned less than half an acre.

On July 8, the efforts to mitigate the fire by building containment lines achieved considerable success.

On July 10, 5% of the fire has been contained, and a plan to conditionally reopen U.S. Route 60 had been drawn up.

Cause
The BIA Forestry & Wildland Fire Management stated on their Facebook page that the fire is likely to be human-caused.

Impact
The fire caused U.S. Route 60 to be closed in both directions from mileposts 256 to 311, north of Globe, Arizona. As of July 7, no evacuations had been ordered, and no structures and communities had been threatened.