Photo gallery: June 18: Monument Fire
Firefighters and residents around Sierra Vista battle the Monument Fire on Saturday, June 18, racing against a forecast of weekend high winds.
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Boy Scouts from several local troops sort through bottled water for evacuees and firefighters donated by the community at Fry Fire Department Station #2 in Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Saturday June 18, 2011. Photo by Greg Bryan, Arizona Daily Star
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Monument Fire nears Sierra Vista
Meetings at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. today will inform Sierra Vista and Fort Huachuca residents of the latest developments.
Weather permitting Saturday night, crews will be conducting burnout operations in Carr and Ramsey canyons. Crews made progress with operations in Miller Canyon, trying to keep the fire west of Arizona 92. The fire made a run Saturday afternoon toward the highway from the canyon, but crews fought back. The human-caused fire is now at about 20,000 acres.
The two-day evacuation total comes from the Cochise County Sheriff's Office.
Intentionally set fire will be visible from as far north as Willcox Drive.