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Simmons Fire

Unit Information

3700 E 16th Ave.  
Apache Junction, 
85119 
3700 E 16th Ave.  
Apache Junction, 
85119 

Incident Contacts

Tiffany Davila
Phone: 602-540-1036
Hours: 7am - 7pm

A Superstition crew member cold trailing the Simmons Fire near Kearny

The Simmons Fire is 90% contained with no change in acreage; 351. 

Today's plan is a carbon copy of Saturday's with crews patrolling and monitoring the fire's edge to ensure it's secure and there is no heat or smokes within the fire's interior. Fire overhead is demobilizing a majority of the resources to allow for reassignment to other incidents and/or rest and rehab prior to any new starts. Two engines remain assigned to the incident. 

The fire started Tuesday, May 28, around 5:20 pm, 4.5 miles northwest of Kearny. High winds coupled with dry conditions created extreme fire behavior, pushing the fire through grass and brush to the southeast toward the community of Kearny. Along the northwest side, the fire burned near the Riverside neighborhood and on both sides of the Gila Riverbed. The fire burned onto Bureau of Land Management lands along the east and southeast sides. The fire destroyed four primary structures and damaged five.  

Basic Information
Current as of Wed, 06/19/2024 - 18:29
Incident Time Zone America/Phoenix
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Unknown
Date of Origin
Location 4.5 miles NW Kearny
Incident Commander Jeffrey Fulghan, Coronado NF
Incident Description Wildfire
Coordinates 33° 6' 10'' Latitude
-110° 57'
35
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Total Personnel: 12
Size 351 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 100%
Estimated Containment Date 6/1/24
Fuels Involved

Brush, tall grass, 

Significant Events

Heavy, downed fuel within fire's interior continue to smolder

Outlook
Planned Actions

Continue to maintain and improve current control lines.

Projected Incident Activity

Minimal activity. 

Current Weather
Weather Concerns

High winds, extreme heat and low relative humidity.  Wind shifts that can potentially push toward the town of Kearny. Hot and dry conditions.