Highway 68 Brush Fire burns 17 acres

Firefighters from Golden Valley Fire were dispatched at 2:43 PM Monday and worked in triple digit heat to battle a nearly 17 acre brush fire alongside Hwy-68 at milepost 12 that spread for half a mile of highway and into the northern hillside.  Assistant Chief Ted Martin called for mutual-aid assistance from BLM, Bullhead Fire and station coverage from Kingman Fire Department while crews worked for several hours to contain and bring this fire under control. 

DPS and ADOT crews provided traffic control and ADOT provided two more Water Tenders for an additional 4,000 gallons of water. Because this was State Lands; Golden Valley Fire turned over the scene to BLM crews at approximately 8:20 PM.  In all, four fire agencies with a total of 14 fire apparatus and 28 firefighters responded to bring this under control.

Two firefighters were treated for injuries at the scene, one for heat related issues and one for an injured arm, neither firefighter required transport to the hospital.  Motorists can expect to see fire crews working at the scene for the next 24-hours to assure there are no hot-spots that may cause a flare up.