ST. GEORGE — A new lightning-caused fire is burning on the Arizona Strip.
Called the Cox Pond Fire, the fire was discovered around 1 p.m. Monday and is burning in a remote part of the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument 29 miles south of St. George, Rachel Carnahan, the public affairs specialist for the Bureau of Land Management-Arizona Strip District, told St. George News in a text.
The fire is estimated to be 150 acres in size and is 0% contained. It is currently burning through heavy brush, including sage bush and grass, according to a bureau news release.
No structures or infrastructure is reported to be threatened by threatened by the fire at this time.
While access to the area is limited, wildland fire units and crews have been able to respond.
These resources include a Type 2 initial attack crew, four fire engines and their crews, one helicopter, one air attack plane and smoke jumpers.
The BLM also has fire resources suppressing lightning-caused single-tree fires scattered across the district, Carnahan said.
The bureau also reminds the public of the following: “Wildfires are a no drone zone. Flying drones near wildfires is dangerous for pilots and firefighters and can bring wildfire suppression efforts to a halt. If you fly, we can’t. ”
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