Day 6 Schultz fire-- Recap

Winding the Schultz fire down



Started: June 20, 2010


Location: North and east of Schultz Pass

Size: 15,000

Containment: 50 percent

Cost to fight: $5.8 million

Fire personnel: 901

Aircraft: 4 air tankers, 7 helicopters

Equipment: 41 engines, 13 water tenders

Structures lost: none

Evacuations: lifted

Cause: abandoned campfire

Arrests: none

Closure area: Kachina Peaks Wilderness and a buffer of Coconino National Forest land to east, west and south is closed, including trails leading into Forest Service land from Buffalo Park, McMillan Mesa and city limits.

Beer has its rewards
Flagstaff Brewing Company is receiving national attention from news media for its pledge related to the Schultz fire, which began as an abandoned campfire.

For someone who turns in to law enforcement the person or people who left the campfire, the business pledges free beer for life.

Some restrictions on the quantity of beer apply, said a person who answered the phone at the bar on Friday.

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