The Bighorn fire … Heavy fuels burning above Finger Rock Canyon produce think black smoke during the Bighorn Fire within the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 10, 2020. FINAL UPDATE: Bighorn Fire burned 119,978 acres, 100% contained. "The goal for today is to increase the fire-line on the edge to be able to handle any wind today," Reed said. "We're feeling pretty good about where we're at," Reed said of firefighting efforts around the town. From alongside Campbell Avenue, a couple gets photos of the Bighorn Fire breaking onto the southern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 10, 2020. Arizona's top health official acknowledged she has altered the standards governing business operations in the pandemic to the point that none will have to close. Photo by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star, People watch the aerial ballet of helicopters and air tankers on the Bighorn Fire from the safety of Oro Valley Marketplace on June 7, 2020. News Tips: 520-624-2477 People stand along Oracle Road just north of the entrance to Catalina State Park as the Bighorn Fire continues to burn in the Pusch Ridge near the park, on June 12, 2020. The Bighorn Fire has consumed 58,553 acres of southern Arizona's Catalina Mountains as of Monday morning and is 16% contained, according to officials. An air tanker drops fire retardant as wildfire crews continue to fight the Bighorn Fire which has spread along the western side of the Santa Catalinas, on June 11, 2020. Crews igniting more fire lines in the Sabino Canyon area today could result in smokier skies over portions of Tucson. Tucson police said man grabbed knife during fight with spouse, who retrieved a gun. Crew members with the Smokey Bear Hotshots from Ruidoso, New Mexico cut line near the mouth of Finger Rock Canyon as a precaution against the growing Bighorn Fire being fought in the Santa Catalina Mountain Range, on June 10, 2020. The lights on the antennas of Mount Bigelow are just visible at right through the smoke. and today the Big Horn fire is at today the Big Horn fire is at a hundred and 7099 acres 45 a hundred and 7099 acres 45 percent contained with 1080 percent contained with 1080 personnel and now we’ll get … A helicopter carries water over an area of the Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 10, 2020. Helicopters drop water on the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. Fire data is updated regularly. 3-D map of the Bighorn Fire looking southeast. "There's still a lot of work to be done," Reed said about firefighting efforts near Sabino, "but there's been good progress.". Interactive Maps of Arizona Fires. The fire has now burned 3,277 acres since it started on Friday, June 5, from a lightning strike in the Pusch Ridge area of the Catalina Mountains. People stand along Oracle Road just north of the entrance to Catalina State Park as the Bighorn Fire continues to burn in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness near the park, on June 12, 2020. The Bighorn Fire crest a ridge on the north side of the Santa Catalina Mountains as the day's steady winds push the flames closer to Mount Lemmon, Tucson, Ariz., June 16, 2020. An especially smoky day is expected over portions of Tucson and the community of Oracle. The Bighorn Fire expanded overnight from about 5 square miles to 7 square miles and was 10% contained as of Thursday afternoon, according to an update … The Huey helicopter passes along a ridge on the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. Just before 3 a.m., two men entered the Quick Mart. A stiff wind out of the southwest pushes the Bighorn Fire into the central Santa Catalina Mountains and toward homes, Oro Valley, Ariz., June 13, 2020. The Bighorn Fire burning about La Reserve along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. The agency and incident management team for the incident is responsible for initiating and maintaining information on InciWeb. Check @azstateforestry for updates. Bighorn Fire burn area on Samaniego Ridge in the Santa Catalina Mountains looking west toward Biosphere II on June 27, 2020. The lightning-caused blaze was 64% contained as of 7 p.m. and 308 personnel were working on it, according to InciWeb, a government website that tracks wildfires. The Busch Fire is burning on Mt. Fire backed into a drainage & moving up ridge to the N. Crews working to secure off that side on ridge. At the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 7, 2020. Smoke from the Bighorn fire blows Northeast over the Catalina mountains on June 30, 2020 in Tucson, Ariz. Photo taken from E. Speedway Blvd. Multiple aircraft working the wildfire atop Mt Lemmon north of #Tucson. Photo by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star, An air tanker drops retardant the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 7, 2020. Qin Chen talks with Tom Lemmons, of the Pima County Sheriff's Office Auxiliary, about "Go" orders given to evacuate her home in the Cobblestone Estates neighborhood due to the Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 11, 2020. A heavy-lift helicopter drops water on the line of the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. Mount Lemmon Fire Department and the U. S. Forest Service crews have responded to the scene near Marshall Saddle, approximately one mile from Summerhaven. Several local fire districts supply equipment and firefighters to fight the Bighorn Fire. A Sierra National Forest hotshot crew member measures the wind while preparing for a possible change in direction from the Bighorn Fire on Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains in Ariz. on June 14, 2020. The same wind whipping the flags outside the Fairfield Inns & Suites on Oracle Road is whipping up the flames and smoke of the Bighorn Fire, Oro Valley, Ariz., June 17, 2020. Smoke billows from the Santa Catalinas as the Bighorn Fire continues to burn as seen from Honey Bee Canyon Park in Oro Valley, on June 17, 2020. People stand along Oracle Road just north of the entrance to Catalina State Park as the Bighorn Fire continues to burn at the base of Pusch Ridge near the park, on June 12, 2020. #DoveFire est. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. A helicopter drops a bucket of water on the Bighorn Fire burning into Pima Canyon inside the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson, Ariz. on June 8, 2020. Here's how experts grasp the data. public information officer. Mount Lemmon Fire Department and the U. S. Forest Service are on-scene near Marshall Saddle, approximately one mile from Summerhaven. Firefighters are struggling to contain the Bighorn Fire near Tucson, Arizona, and deteriorating weather conditions could cause the blaze to spread even further. The 3,300-acre Bighorn Fire formed in the Catalina Mountains on June 5 as a result of lightning storms and has since burned across the Pusch Ridge Wilderness and Pima Canyon area. The Bighorn Fire lights up the ridge overlooking Saddlebrooke in the northwestern foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 17, 2020. A Chinook helicopter carrying a water bucket flies north along the Pusch Ridge Wilderness as the Bighorn Fire pushes north-northeast into Romero Canyon east of Catalina State Park in Santa Catalina Mountains on Saturday, June 13, 2020. — Arizona State Parks (@AZStateParks) October 19, 2020 As of approximately 6:30 p.m. Thursday, the Forest Service - Coronado National Forest reported that the fire was covering two acres on Mount Lemmon. Two firefighting helicopters maneuver around one another while recharging at a dip site as the battle moves to the north to keep the Bighorn Fire from spreading, Oro Valley, Ariz., June 11, 2020. Pan and zoom to find other wildfires and prescribed burns in the country. You have permission to edit this article. The lightning-caused fire increased slightly, to 2,556 acres, but is still but still only 10% contained.Â. Kelly Townsend, a Republican state senator from Mesa, says there's no authority requiring her to mask up in the state senate building. The wildfire started June 5 by lightning was estimated to be nearly 75,000 acres today and was 33% contained. In this Wednesday evening, June 10, 2020 photo, the Bighorn Fire breaks onto the southern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains and burns over a … A DC-10 Very Large Air Tanker drops thousands of gallons of retardant at the base of the Bighorn Fire burning above La Reseve along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. Radio Ridge, near the top of the Santa Catalinas, is silhouetted by flames from the Bighorn Fire on the southern seen from near, Oracle, Ariz., June 18, 2020. The Forest Service - Coronado National Forest said multiple resources are responding including aircraft and ground forces. TUCSON, AZ (3TV/CBS5/KOLD) --The lightning-caused Bighorn Fire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson is forcing evacuations of several communities.The fire has burned 37,058 acres. TUCSON (KVOA) - A new wildfire is burning east of Oracle and Rancho Vistoso. From Ventana Canyon, at left, to just north of the end of Houghton Road, the Bighorn Fire stretches along the southern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 20, 2020. The lighting-caused Bighorn Fire, as of Monday June 8, has spread to over 2,300 acres and is 10% contained, according to Oro Valley Police department via Twitter. A long nighttime exposure of fire burning in Pusch Ridge accentuates the flames of the Bighorn Fire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 7, 2020. … A DC-10 VLAT drops below the ridge line in his path to make a slurry drop as the battle moves to the northwest and crews work to keep the Bighorn Fire from spreading through Catalina State Park, Oro Valley, Ariz., June 11, 2020. Golder Ranch Fire officials say the Catalina Fire is slowly moving south. “Today’s another critical fire weather day – very strong winds for us out of the southwest. A helicopter dumps water along an area to combat the Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 11, 2020. One of them forced open a beer cooler and the second man pointed a gun at an employee. The Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. A UH-60 firefighting helicopter picks up a bucket of water at Immaculate Heart High School as another helicopter drops water on the Bighorn Fire burning in Pima Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson on June 11, 2020. A Chinook helicopter refills with water at Imaculate Heart High School near Magee and Oracle while fighting the Bighorn Fire burning in Pima Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson on June 11, 2020. June 18, 2020 Burnouts are expected to be set today in the Oracle Ridge area. Author: 12 News Flames from the Bighorn Fire rise over a ridge near Esperero Canyon as the blaze moves east on the southern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 23, 2020. Ground crews and helicopters are fighting the blaze, which is not spreading rapidly. Bush Fire updates: Evacuations lifted as fire continues to burn Officials said the Bush Fire grew to 190,269 acres and was 90% contained as of Saturday morning. Stacey Cochran of the Mt. Smoke from the Bighorn Fire puffs above the cottonwood-willow forest running along the San Pedro River valley, Cascabel, Ariz., June 30, 2020. Photo by Rebecca Sasnett / Arizona Daily Star. Flames return to the southern slopes as the Bighorn Fire continues to burn through the heart of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 18, 2020. Lemmon, estimated at two acres. A Sikorsky heavy-lift helicopter finishes a drop at dusk on the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. The Bighorn Fire breaks onto the southern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains and burns above  a pair of homes in the foothills just west of the Finger Rock Trailhead, Tucson, Ariz., June 10, 2020. Details regarding the fire are limited at this time. Meanwhile, … A hot day with more wind and low humidity will make fighting the Bighorn Fire a challenge, officials said Wednesday morning. The red line was the perimeter at 10:52 p.m. MDT June 23, 2020. Smoke shrouds granite formations the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. During its third day, the lightning sparked wildfire chewed a wind driven path east and higher into the range. One reason: concerns about exposing private information on voters. https://bit.ly/2ysVh5k?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_News_4_Tucson_-_KVOAVIDEO COURTESY: Stacey Cochran of the Mt. TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The Bighorn Fire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains was at 119,541 acres and is 89 percent contained as of Wednesday, July 15. Photo by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star. Lemmon Weather Facebook Group then gave an update around 9:30 p.m. Thursday. A line of fire retardant draped along the Santa Catalina Mountains from Sunrise Drive above Cimarron Foothills Estates neighborhood as the Bighorn Fire burns for its seventh day in the western Santa Catalina mountain range, on June 12, 2020. Police found Phillip Emmanuel Foye dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A driver heads south on Campbell Ave. as smoke billows from the Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 10, 2020. Catalina State Park is closed today due to a nearby wildfire. The Bighorn Fire burning in Pima Canyon and Finger Rock Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains, Coronado National Forest north of Tucson, Ariz., June 10, 2020. Bulldozer clearing vegetation on the Northeast corner of the Bighorn Fire burning in and around the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 27, 2020. A heavy lift helicopter passes through the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. No evacs at this time. Smoke rolls over the Sabino Canyon area Wednesday as the Big Horn Fire grows to nearly 75,000 acres. — A red flag warning for Sunday and Monday was expected to increase fire activity for the Bighorn Fire in Pima County, north of Tucson. A Chinook helicopter drops water on the line of flames advancing through grasslands at the northwestern foot of the Santa Catalinas as crews work to keep the Bighorn Fire from spreading through Catalina State Park, Oro Valley, Ariz., June 11, 2020. An especially smoky day is expected over portions of Tucson and the community of Oracle. Smoke from the Bighorn Fire colors the skies over the eastern slopes of the Santa Catalina and Rincon mountains, Cascabel, Ariz., June 30, 2020. On Friday afternoon around 1 p.m., Cal Fire declared a new fire, the Grant Fire, in Sacramento County, California. A DC-10 VLAT makes a last drop in the dying light over the homes in the area between Swan and Alvernon during the daylong struggle to keep the Bighorn Fire out of the neighborhoods of the Santa Catalina Mountain foothills, Tucson, Ariz., June 11, 2020. Smoke flows out of canyons in the Santa Catalina Mountains from the Bighorn Fire north of Tucson, Ariz. on June 14, 2020, as seen from Mount Lemmon Trail #5. ... UPDATE: Tucson Fire Department responds to structure fire on the south side. Residents in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood north of Tucson watch an air tanker drop fire retardant on the Bighorn Fire near Finger Rock Canyon the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 11, 2020. Reed said the eastern flank of the fire is moving toward remnants of the Burro Fire, the 2017 wildfire here that burned more than 21,000 acres. Sierra National Forest hotshot crew members talk about wind patterns while preparing for a possible change in direction from the Bighorn Fire on Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains in Ariz. on June 14, 2020. #AZFire #AZForestry West winds push the smoke of the Bighorn Fire as it burns on the southeastern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 26, 2020. Smoke from the Bighorn Fire shrouds granite formations of Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. Hotshots with Smokey Bear and Blue Ridge talk near the Finger Rock Canyon trailhead as smoke billows from the Bighorn Fire billows in the distance, on June 10, 2020. An update on the fire … We expect to see some of that fire moving upslope.” To prepare for that, crews are being sent to the mountaintop resort community of Summerhaven on Mt. An air tanker drops fire retardant to create a fire line behind homes (bottom center) in Or Valley during the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. A Chinook helicopter drops water on the Bighorn Fire burning in Pusch Ridge, on June 12, 2020. A air tanker flies above the the Bighorn Fire as smoke billows up near the mouth of Romero Canyon, on June 13, 2020. Photo by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star, A lead plane, lower left, guides a large air tanker during a retardant drop at the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 7, 2020. Pink fire retardant settles over a ridge near Finger Rock Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Ariz. on June 11, 2020. Nearly 1,000 fire personnel were dispatched to fight the fire, officials said. Keith Lencke of the Blue Ridge Hotshots watches the air attack on the Bighorn Fire in the Cobblestone Estates neighborhood near the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 11, 2020. According to information made available by fire officials on Inciweb, the Magnum Fire has burned 24,000 acres of land as of Monday morning and it only 2 percent contained. A wildfire that forced evacuations of several neighborhoods near Tucson, Arizona, grew overnight to cover more than 19 square miles. A DC-10 VLAT makes a slurry drop near the observatory site and along the burnout of the 17 year-old Aspen Fire as crew fight to keep the Bighorn Fire being advancing on Mount Lemmon, Tucson, Ariz., June 16, 2020. A stand of pines go up in flames as the Bighorn Fire pushes its way down a slope on the northern side of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 16, 2020. A DC-10 Very Large Air Tanker drops on the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. Tinder-dry vegetation bursts into flames above during the Bighorn Fire burning above Finger Rock Canyon within the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 10, 2020. A tanker skims over a ridge while dropping slurry just west of Craycroft during the struggle to keep the Bighorn Fire out of the neighborhoods of the Santa Catalina Mountain foothills, Tucson, Ariz., June 11, 2020. People watch the Bighorn Fire from La Encantada at Campbell and Skyline on June 11, 2020. TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's Department deputies reported a fire was burning on Mount Lemmon on Thursday evening. The wildfires in Arizona will continue over the weekend where the Bighorn Fire near Tucson is now only 21% contained after it was 40% contained on Friday. The Bighorn Fire glows as it burns into Pima Canyon in the western reaches of the Santa Catalina Mountains above Tucson, Ariz., just after sunset June 8, 2020. (CNN) A fire in the Tucson area has grown to thousands of acres and is threatening hundreds of homes. A fire is burning in the Pusch Ridge area east of Oro Valley on Saturday. PO Box 5188 Tucson, AZ 85703 Click the info icon to see when. Lemmons asked residents if they planned to evacuate or stay in their home. 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Hundreds of firefighters are battling the so-called Bush fire near Phoenix and the Bighorn fire outside of Tucson, Arizona. or submit a news tip, All content © 2000 - 2021, KVOA Television, Inc. All rights reserved. He said the fire continues to back down the mountain near the canyon. A family of four horned owls perch on a utility pole near Tanque Verde and Houghton with the glow from the Bighorn Fire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains behind them to north, Tucson, Ariz., June 14, 2020. The Bighorn Fire's northwestern front looms over homes as it burns into the central Santa Catalina Mountains, Oro Valley, Ariz., June 13, 2020. A young boy also was found shot to death. Maricopa County supervisors voted Friday to not comply with subpoenas for election materials issued by the state Senate Judiciary Committee chairman. Dylan Smith TucsonSentinel.com Update: Parts of Catalina Foothills evacuated for Bighorn Fire; warning area … WATCH: A video update of the fire burning on Mount Lemmon on Thursday evening. Here's how to make sense out of the data.Â. Stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest information regarding this story as it becomes available. Smoke envelops a granite spire during the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 7, 2020. As of approximately 9 p.m. Thursday, the Forest Service - Coronado National Forest provided an update and said the size of the Busch Fire was estimated to be three to five acres. Crews working the Bighorn Fire near Summerhaven, Ariz., in the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 23, 2020. A Chinook heavy-lift helicopter with water bucket trailing behind speeds back to the dip tank during the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 7, 2020. A Chinook helicopter dumps water on the Bighorn Fire in the front range of the Santa Catalina Mountains in between granite faces already painted with pink fire retardant on Thursday, June 11, 2020. At approximately 6:30 p.m., the Forest Service - Coronado National Forest reported that the fire was covering two acres on Mount Lemmon. Tucson police found a 40-year-old man dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Passersby use a wildlife exit along Oracle Road to get an elevated view the smoke billowing out of the northwestern portion of the Bighorn Fire, Oro Valley, Ariz., June 17, 2020. Dark smoke from heavy fuels in the upper elevations of Pima Canyon obscure the rising sun during the Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 9, 2020. Traffic on Sabino Canyon Road drives under the glow of he Bighorn Fire as it claims Ventana Canyon on the south slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 19, 2020. A majority of Mount Lemmon will be closed until Nov. 1, but people will be allowed to visit private property once some road repairs are complete. Tucson's Bighorn Fire: Blaze in Santa Catalinas now covers nearly 75,000 acres, Bighorn Fire, Incident Command Team via Facebook, Maricopa County supervisors sue rather than comply with senator's subpoenas for election materials, Health chief changes benchmarks so no Arizona business will be shuttered in pandemic. Flames from the Bighorn Fire climb over a ridge near Esperero Canyon lighting up a stand of saguaro as the blaze continues relentlessly to the east on the southern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 23, 2020. Multiple resources are responding including aircraft... PCSD said to please avoid as fires are dangerous and unpredictable and emergency personnel need a clear roadway to respond. The Bighorn Fire inches over a ridge above several homes north of Coronado Drive west of Swan as night falls on the neighborhoods under evacuation and prepare to leave warnings in the Santa Catalina Mountain foothills, Tucson, Ariz., June 11, 2020. at 300-350 acres. The Tucson Fire Department responded about 9 p.m. to a fire at a home near Country Club Road and Interstate 10, the department said in a tweet. A number of active fires are burning right now in Arizona, and the largest among them is the White Wing fire, currently at 1,200 acres. In the last of the day's light a helicopter makes a last minute water drop on a line of flames from the Bighorn Fire moving down the southern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 10, 2020. Smoke from the Bighorn Fire burning in canyons in the Santa Catalina Mountains to the west, looms over homes in Summerhaven, Ariz. on June 14, 2020. Photo by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star, A heavy-lift Chinook helicopter takes off from the Bighorn Fire heli-base on Oracle Road during the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 7, 2020. Fire near Dove Mountain-area. Local News. A large air tanker drops fire retardant on the top of Pusch Ridge during the Bighorn Fire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 7, 2020. Lemmon to begin work to protect it in case the fire gets that far. Tucson, AZ crime, fire and public safety news and events, police & fire department updates Smoke from the Bighorn Fire covers the Santa Catalina Mountains with Sentinel Peak seen in the foreground Tuesday morning on June 23, 2020. Flames break through the smoke as a finger of the Bighorn Fire scorches its way through a canyon on the west side of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 17, 2020. A helicopter flies along the Catalinas on its way to Rose Canyon Lake while fighting the Bighorn fire in Pima Canyon, on June 9, 2020. People watch from Oracle Road just north of the entrance to Catalina State Park as Chinook helicopters drop water on the Bighorn Fire burning for its seventh day in Pusch Ridge very close to Catalina State Park on June 12, 2020. May 21, 2020 5:56 pm News 4 Tucson Local News, Top Stories TUCSON - Pima County Sheriff's Department deputies reported a fire was burning on … Businesses aren't causing major spread of COVID-19, she says. Read the latest updates about the Bighorn Fire here. Arizona and Pima County are still in a crisis, breaking records each week. Photo by Rebecca Sasnett / Arizona Daily Star, A hot shot fire crew fighting the Bighorn Fire hikes on ridge near Finger Rock Canyon in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Ariz. on June 11, 2020. Lemmon Weather Facebook Group. TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Firefighters battling a large wildfire in the foothills and mountains north of Tucson were more confident they could protect … A jet tanker drops retardant as it flies through Pontatoc Canyon as wildfire crews continue to fight the Bighorn Fire which has spread along the western side of the Santa Catalinas, on June 11, 2020. An aerial tanker banks out of a smoky gully after making a slurry drop as the battle moves to the northwestern reaches of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Oro Valley, Ariz., June 11, 2020. A McDonnell Douglas MD-80 firefighting air tanker emerges from heavy smoke from the Bighorn Fire burning near Catalina State Park in Oro Valley on June 12, 2020. According to a news release, 71-year-old Murry Bailey was moved to medical isolation at the U.S. Penitentiary in Tucson after testing positive for the coronavirus on Nov. 12. A young boy also was found shot to death inside the house. Crews today will be working on trying to "stall" fire in the Sabino Canyon area, said Tim Reed, deputy incident commander for the Northern Rockies Incident Management Team. pic.twitter.com/EOMNHm5MK4, It will be breezy at times for your Christmas Eve with sustained wind between 10 to 20 mph and it will also be mostly cloudy thanks to a system off…, KVOA Television A Sikorsky firefighting helicopter heads back to the dip tank, overflying several homes under a smoking ridge in the upper reaches of the Santa Catalina foothills as crews fight to keep the Bighorn Fire out of several neighborhoods, Tucson, Ariz., June 11, 2020. 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