Sedona AZ (June 5, 2014) – The Slide Fire closure area, originally implemented May 25, has shrunk to include only those areas which currently pose danger to the public.
The area closure is part of standard operations procedure, which helps to protect the public from entering into an area that poses a threat due to ongoing wildfire activity and/or rehabilitation efforts.
The closure only affects Forest Service land and roads within the closure area on the Coconino National Forest and does not include any private, state, county, or other non-Forest Service system lands within the closure boundary.
A map showing the new boundary and official closure order is posted online at http://tinyurl.com/mehsqzl.