The Point Fire continues to burn in the Munds Mountain Wilderness located east of State Route 179 and south of Sedona and Schnebly Hill Road.

No significant growth occurred Monday, July 25,  given favorable weather conditions and helicopter water-drop assistance. Fire crews were also successful in safely completing a fire line to the north of the fire on Munds Mountain.

“Today, fire operations will continue to utilize air attack and ground crews to secure the fire line along the rim in the current footprint to limit further spread,” Incident Commander Aaron Graeser said

Sunday, July 24. “Firefighter safety continues to be our primary concern given difficult terrain, steep and heavily vegetated
side canyons and the potential hazard of monsoon thunderstorms.”

An increase in smoke may be evident over the next several days as it continues to burn in areas that firefighters cannot access which may be visible from various parts of the Verde Valley and along Interstate 17.

For public and firefighter safety, individuals are asked to be mindful of Munds Mountain and Jack Canyon trail closures. The public should also refrain from flying drones over or near the fire, as doing so will cease operations that are fighting the fire with water drops from the air.

The current size of the fire is approximately 191 acres. The lightning-caused fire started July 20, and is currently 70 percent contained.

Resources include one Type 1 Crew, three Helitack crews, two fuels crews, four helicopters, three single-engine air tankers and one engine crew with a total of approximately 55 firefighters. Cooperating agencies are the Sedona Fire Department, Sedona airport and the city of Sedona.

The public can get detailed updates as they become available on the InciWeb wesbite.