WallowFire
03 JUNE 2011 - SPRINGERVILLE, AZ: Mike Taylor (CQ) from ADoT, talks to Ron Grittman, (CQ) from Chino Valley, at a roadblock on Highway 180 at Nelson Reservoir. The road into Nutrioso and Alpine is closed from here to south of Hannigan's Meadow. Grittman was planning on riding his Harley from Chino Valley down 180 to Lordsburg NM and Silver City and back. Now he's looking for a new route. High winds and temperatures have continued to complicate firefighters' efforts to get the Wallow fire under control. The mandatory evacuation order for Alpine was extended to Nutrioso, about 10 miles north of Alpine and early Friday morning fire was reported on the south side of Nutrioso. The fire grew to more than 106,000 acres early Friday with zero containment. A "Type I" incident command team has been called in to manage the fire. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
