78,750-acre Rafael Fire to be downgraded Friday to Type 3 incident
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The Rafael Fire is now largely contained and with recent rainfall, has dramatically slowed, only growing from 78,709 to 78,750 acres.
A Type 3 Incident Command Team will take overthe firefighting effort at 6 a.m., Friday, July 2, as the Southwest Area Type 1 Team 2 moves onto other active fires.
Acres: 78,750
Structures Damaged/Destroyed: 1 (the Buck Ridge Cabin)
Number of Personnel: 476
Origin/Location: 4 miles north of Perkinsville
Yesterday, Scattered rain fell across the north half of the fire. Crews continued with mop up, patrol, and suppression repair work on all flanks of the fire with suppression repair work being completed below the Mogollon Rim in and around Sedona and Loy Canyon.