Three lightning-started fires continue to burn to some degree on the Chino Valley Ranger District.
Of the three (Pemberton, Sheridan and Stinson), the Pemberton Fire has been receiving the most attention from fire officials.
“[The Pemberton Fire] has a little bit better access for us to be able to work on, as opposed to the Sheridan and Stinson fires, which are in a little more remote areas,” said Ansgar Mitchell, public information officer with the Prescott National Forest (PNF).
Located 13 miles northwest of Prescott, the 143-acre Pemberton Fire is burning in Pinyon-Juniper, grass and brush. It began on Aug. 6 and is zero-percent contained. Resources assigned to the fire include five engines, one crew and one helicopter.