At around 8:30 pm on Thursday, August 20, a lightning strike started a fire in McDowell Mountain Park that has burned approximately 200 acres. The weather cooperated during the night and conditions look good for Friday so far. The fire is about 1.5 miles from the north Town border. State Fire has multiple jurisdictions providing ground support as well as air support. Work continues to extinguish the fire on the perimeter.
At this time there is no threat to the Town. In the event that conditions change, the town has an evacuation plan in place for areas in Fountain Hills. The town will be using Code Red, its emergency notification system, to alert residents if there is a need to evacuate or to inform residents about rapidly changing conditions of this fire. Please click on the following link to subscribe to Code Red if you are not currently subscribed
Residents are encouraged to periodically check back on the town’s website for additional updates.