For Immediate Release Contact: Fire Information 928-718-3756 July 2, 2013 – 8:00 a.m. Dean Peak Fire Transition Acres: 2,350 Start date: June 28, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. Cause: Lightning Location: 10 miles southeast of Kingman, AZ Containment: 0 percent Fuels: Pinyon, juniper, Ponderosa pine Terrain: Steep, rugged Resources: 2 helicopters, 2 hotshot crews, 2 hand Total Personnel: 175 crews, 1 engine, 2 water tenders KINGMAN, AZ – The Dean Peak Fire transitioned from a local Type III organization to the Northern Arizona Type II Incident Management Team led by Incident Commander Matt Reidy at 8:00 p.m. Monday. The fire is being managed in a full suppression strategy and is burning in steep, rugged terrain with few natural barriers to stop fire spread. Additional resources have been ordered to assist with containment of the fire. Incident Commander Matt Reidy said, “This fire is different from past fires, it is highly visible from the town of Kingman, this is not a typical desert fire...
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