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Law Enforcement Seeking Information on Suspicious Fires

Sedona AZ (February 25, 2016)United States Forest Service law enforcement and the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office are seeking any information on a string of suspicious human-caused fires that have occurred over the last two days in Oak Creek Canyon.

Oak Creek Suspicious Fires 2016

On Monday (February 22), from approximately 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., four fires – named the Briar, Snake, Rock and Switchback fires – were started in Oak Creek Canyon along State Route 89A highway and grew to only one tenth of an acre before being reported and extinguished by fire personnel: The Briar fire was located on the west side of the 89A highway, about 1.4 miles north of Midgley Bridge, near Leo Schnur Lane; the Snake fire was about a quarter of a mile south of the Encinoso Picnic Area on the east side of the 89A highway; the Rock fire was just north of Slide Rock State Park and on the east side of SR 89A; and, the Switchback fire was located near the southwest corner of the Oak Creek Canyon switchbacks on the east side of SR 89A.

On Tuesday (February 23), at about 4:00 in the afternoon, the Halfway fire was reported just south of the Halfway Picnic Area on the east side of State Route 89A. Later that evening, at 5:20 p.m., the Creek fire was reported just below the Halfway Picnic Area on the west side of the highway.

These fires are under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the cause of these fires and or whom may have observed anyone suspicious in the area at the time of a fire is encouraged to contact Forest Service Law Enforcement at 928-527-3511 or the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office at 928-774-4523. The public may also call the Coconino Silent Witness number at 928-774-6111, and, if your information leads to an arrest, you will be offered a reward of up to $1,000.

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