A long nighttime exposure of fire burning in Pusch Ridge accentuates the flames of the Bighorn Fire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of … Smoke billows from the Santa Catalinas as the Bighorn Fire continues to burn as seen from Honey Bee Canyon Park in Oro Valley, on June 17, 2020. Travis Mayberry, an operations section chief for the fire management team, said on Friday much of the fire was burning in terrain too rugged for grounds crews to work safely, particularly if they needed to escape quickly. A home is rebuilt inside a burn scar of the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Sonoma County, California. At the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 7, 2020. An air tanker drops fire retardant to create a fire line behind homes (bottom center) in Or Valley during the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. According to the latest information from the Forest Service, the Bighorn Fire is burning 119,978 acres, and is 100 percent contained. The lighting-caused Bighorn Fire, as of Monday June 8, has spread to over 2,300 acres and is 10% contained, according to Oro Valley Police department via Twitter. A cooling shelter was set up at Canyon Del Oro High School, 25 W. Calle Concordia, in Oro Valley. Over recent weeks Tucsonans watched as a major fire swept across the Santa Catalina Mountains, a rolling inferno that seemed to engulf most of the range. Smoke from the Bighorn Fire burning in canyons in the Santa Catalina Mountains to the west, looms over homes in Summerhaven, Ariz. on June 14, 2020. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, University of Arizona and Tumamoc Hill Desert Laboratory are conducting a research study on the desert’s recovery after the fire and specifically looking at saguaro … Dark smoke from heavy fuels in the upper elevations of Pima Canyon obscure the rising sun during the Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 9, 2020. It was started by lightning on June 5 in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness in the Santa Catalina Mountains. We have not been able to find your subscription. Yesterday’s work near Pima Canyon held overnight, with minimal fire growth in that area," Coronado National Forest officials said on Facebook. Ana Hansen of Ana's Cafe and Espresso in Windsor, California, says the Kincade Fire made life difficult for small businesses and their customers. Ground crews and helicopters are fighting the blaze, which is not spreading rapidly. On Tuesday, the fire was burning in steep, rugged terrain within the Pusch Ridge Wildnerness. A fire engine from Three Points Fire District west of Tucson passes a Pima County Sheriff Auxiliary Volunteer on its way up the Catalina Highway to Mount Lemmon on June 15, 2020. The Rincon Mountains (O'odham: Cew Doʼag) are a significant mountain range east of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, in the United States.The Rincon Mountains are one of five mountain ranges surrounding the Tucson valley. Those in SET areas should stay aware of the latest information from public safety and public health officials, said Deputy Daniel Jelineo, a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokesman. It is burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains … A truck drives past trees burned in the 2019 Kincade Fire that have been cut down for removal in Sonoma County, California. TUCSON (KVOA) - Crews are battling two brush fires that ignited in the Tortolita Mountains Thursday afternoon. A burn scar from the Kincade Fire is seen on a mountainside bordering a vineyard in Sonoma County, California. A DC-10 VLAT drops below the ridge line in his path to make a slurry drop as the battle moves to the northwest and crews work to keep the Bighorn Fire from spreading through Catalina State Park, Oro Valley, Ariz., June 11, 2020. Bighorn Fire burn area on Samaniego Ridge in the Santa Catalina Mountains looking west toward Biosphere II on June 27, 2020. The fire has grown and is now threatening Mt. The area of southeast/east Oro Valley including all areas east of Oracle Road from north of Magee to Catalina State Park is now in the "SET" stage. To continue viewing content on tucson.com, please sign in with your existing account or subscribe. There were 80 personnel assigned to the fire by Saturday evening. Ulf Holmberg, 89, says being forced to evacuate his Sonoma County home during the Kincade Fire was costly and challenging. The fire burned across the Santa Catalina Mountains for more than a month, after being ignited by a lightning strike on June 5. The dry, hot weather and the steep, rocky topography have been the main challenges in fighting the fire near Tucson, fire management team Adam Jarrold said Thursday. The fire has now burned 3,277 acres since it started on Friday, June 5, from a lightning strike in the Pusch Ridge area of the Catalina Mountains. A heavy-lift helicopter drops water on the line of the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. Engine crews were monitoring the fire, which was largely beneficial and no threat to homes. On the evening of June 5th a dry lightning storm sparked the fire that proceeded to roar from Pusch Ridge in the west to Redington Pass in the east, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people who live on the top and along the mountain foothills. The blaze could be seen from nearby Tucson — many posted photos of the Santa Catalina Mountains glowing with flames. Flames fanned by canyon winds emerge from the smoke during the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. A line of fire retardant draped along the Santa Catalina Mountains from Sunrise Drive above Cimarron Foothills Estates neighborhood as the Bighorn Fire burns for its seventh day in the western Santa Catalina mountain range, on June 12, 2020. The Bighorn Fire is still burning in steep terrain in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson. The fire was about 10% contained as of Tuesday morning. The Bighorn Fire burns along the northwestern side of the Santa Catalina Mountains on Friday near Tucson, Arizona. The fire, which started with a lightning strike on Friday, has crept over Pusch Ridge and grown along the southern stretch of the Santa Catalina Mountains… The Bighorn Fire burned 200 acres of the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson as of June 6, 2020. Catalina State Park is closed, and large portions of national forest near the fire are restricted, forest officials said. West winds push the smoke of the Bighorn Fire as it burns on the southeastern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 26, 2020. A air tanker flies above the the Bighorn Fire as smoke billows up near the mouth of Romero Canyon, on June 13, 2020. Adam Hutton with the Smokey Bear Hotshots of Ruidoso, New Mexico tosses away brush being cut near the mouth of Finger Rock Canyon as a precaution against the growing Bighorn Fire being fought in the Santa Catalina Mountain Range, on June 10, 2020. And the Bush Fire, as of Monday, was 38,000 acres and growing fast with zero containment. A stand of pines go up in flames as the Bighorn Fire pushes its way down a slope on the northern side of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 16, 2020. High temperatures … A driver heads south on Campbell Ave. as smoke billows from the Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 10, 2020. A huge DC-10 VLAT (Very Large Air Tanker) pulls up after dropping a load of fire retardant in a neighborhood just south of Catalina State Park during the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. FOREST, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - The Bighorn Fire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson is at 11,500 acres with 11 percent containment. "Desert Heat Volcanic Fire: The Geologic History of the Tucson Mountains and Southern Arizona," 104 p., softbound, is available from the Arizona Geological Survey, 416 W. Congress, Suite 100, Tucson 85701 ($17.22 including tax), or mail order a copy through the Arizona Geological Survey, tel: 520-770-3500, FAX: 520-770-3505 ($23.22 including tax, shipping, handling). At 115,000 acres, the Bighorn Fire … "Emergency services cannot guarantee they will be able to notify everyone if conditions rapidly deteriorate. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. A helicopter dumps water along an area to combat the Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 11, 2020. TUCSON, Ariz. - A brush fire is visible in the Catalina Mountains that sparked Thursday night. Good work @azstateforestry. Priscilla Abercrombie helped start Citizens Organized to Prepare for Emergencies to inform and assist Sonoma County neighbors in disaster situations. A helicopter carries water over an area of the Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 10, 2020. Flames from the Bighorn Fire climb over a ridge near Esperero Canyon lighting up a stand of saguaro as the blaze continues relentlessly to the east on the southern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 23, 2020. Bighorn Fire: More Evacuations In Catalina Mountains Near Tucson - Tucson, AZ - The evacuation order hits southeastern Catalinas around Redington Road. Steep, rocky terrain continues to be a challenge for crews trying to build fire lines. Mayberry said crews continued to clear lines to keep the fire away from homes south of the forest and might set additional fires to burn vegetation to slow the wildfire by depriving it of potential fuel. The Bighorn Fire started on June 5, 2020, after a lightning strike on Pusch Ridge in the Santa Catalina Mountains inside Coronado National Forest east of Oro Valley. Flames return to the southern slopes as the Bighorn Fire continues to burn through the heart of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 18, 2020. Smoke will be visible in the Rincon Mountains east of Tucson this week as more than 500 acres on Mica Mountain are set to be cleared with a prescribed fire, officials said. A family of four horned owls perch on a utility pole near Tanque Verde and Houghton with the glow from the Bighorn Fire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains behind them to north, Tucson, Ariz., June 14, 2020. The Huey helicopter passes along a ridge on the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. The fire, sparked June 5 by lightning, was only 10% contained as of Friday morning, and Mayberry said increasing the containment figure would be a slow process because of the rugged terrain. A fire is burning in the Pusch Ridge area east of Oro Valley on Saturday. Emergency officials said a cooling shelter is available at CDO High School, 25 W. Calle Concordia, in Oro Valley. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star Spud Rock Fire, 2020 Cancel Unsubscribe. A stiff wind out of the southwest pushes the Bighorn Fire into the central Santa Catalina Mountains and toward homes, Oro Valley, Ariz., June 13, 2020. The same wind whipping the flags outside the Fairfield Inns & Suites on Oracle Road is whipping up the flames and smoke of the Bighorn Fire, Oro Valley, Ariz., June 17, 2020. Photo by Rebecca Sasnett / Arizona Daily Star, A hot shot fire crew fighting the Bighorn Fire hikes on ridge near Finger Rock Canyon in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Ariz. on June 11, 2020. TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - After a Fourth of July fire on A Mountain devastated about 5 acres of land in 2017, researchers are looking at how local plants are recovering from the flames. program to advise residents when evacuation is necessary. A Sikorsky heavy-lift helicopter finishes a drop at dusk on the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. As of Monday morning, Aug. 31, the Dove Fire is at 942 acres (45 percent contained) while the Edwin Fire is at about 137 acres (80 percent contained). A majority of Mount Lemmon will be closed until Nov. 1, but people will be allowed to visit private property once some road repairs are complete. The Bighorn Fire inches over a ridge above several homes north of Coronado Drive west of Swan as night falls on the neighborhoods under evacuation and prepare to leave warnings in the Santa Catalina Mountain foothills, Tucson, Ariz., June 11, 2020. The Bighorn Fire glows as it burns into Pima Canyon in the western reaches of the Santa Catalina Mountains above Tucson, Ariz., just after sunset June 8, 2020. CORONADO NAT. A DC-10 Very Large Air Tanker drops on the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. View of the Bighorn Fire burning in the Catalina Mountains on June 10, 2020 in Tucson, AZ. A fire in the Tucson area has grown to thousands of acres and is threatening hundreds of homes. Crew members with the Smokey Bear Hotshots from Ruidoso, New Mexico cut line near the mouth of Finger Rock Canyon as a precaution against the growing Bighorn Fire being fought in the Santa Catalina Mountain Range, on June 10, 2020. The Bighorn Fire burns along the northwestern side of the Santa Catalina Mountains on Friday near Tucson, Arizona. Those in areas in the SET stage will remain in the same status. Priscilla Abercrombie (seen with husband Pat Abercrombie) acknowledges the citizen support network she and her neighbors have developed is imperfect. Pima County officials on Thursday issued an evacuation notice for approximately 300 homes in an area south of the Coronado National Forest, and numerous other residents were told to prepare to evacuate. People stand along Oracle Road just north of the entrance to Catalina State Park as the Bighorn Fire continues to burn in the Pusch Ridge near the park, on June 12, 2020. TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Crews battling two wildfires burning in the Tortolita Mountains say the fires are both 100 percent contained. Heavy smoke roils from the mountain tops where the Bighorn Fire rages in the Catalina Mountains. Residents of The Enclave at Pima Canyon, Villas at Rancho Sin Vacas, Pima Estates, Villa Milano at Rancho Sin Vacas, Sin Vacas, Catalina Ridge Estates, and The Canyons are now in the "SET" stage. Lemmon and the town of Summerhaven, Ariz. (Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP) Fire in the Tucson mountains Mai-Ling Prettyflower2618. Bighorn Fire in Pima County Near Tucson. Orders to evacuate were downgraded, per the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the Pima County Office of Emergency Management.. Officials are using the three-step "Ready, Set, Go!" Qin Chen talks with Tom Lemmons, of the Pima County Sheriff's Office Auxiliary, about "Go" orders given to evacuate her home in the Cobblestone Estates neighborhood due to the Bighorn Fire in the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 11, 2020. Birds fly over a vineyard in Sonoma County, California. Loading... Unsubscribe from Mai-Ling Prettyflower2618? Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Flames break through the smoke as a finger of the Bighorn Fire scorches its way through a canyon on the west side of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 17, 2020. It burned 119,987 acres (48,557 ha) until it was finally put out on July 23, 2020. Heavy smoke roils from the mountain tops where the Bighorn Fire rages in the Catalina Mountains. Crews working the Bighorn Fire near Summerhaven, Ariz., in the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 23, 2020. A DC-10 VLAT makes a slurry drop near the observatory site and along the burnout of the 17 year-old Aspen Fire as crew fight to keep the Bighorn Fire being advancing on Mount Lemmon, Tucson, Ariz., June 16, 2020. Gade Miller is rebuilding his Sonoma County home destroyed in the 2017 Tubbs Fire. Trails in the area will close without notice due to fire activity. According to officials, the Edwin Fire … It has grown to over 50,000 acres since it began on June 5 and dropped to 16% containment from 19% overnight. The Bighorn Fire burning near Tucson in June 2020. A tanker skims over a ridge while dropping slurry just west of Craycroft during the struggle to keep the Bighorn Fire out of the neighborhoods of the Santa Catalina Mountain foothills, Tucson, Ariz., June 11, 2020. Be SET to go.". The Bighorn Fire burning in Pima Canyon and Finger Rock Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains, Coronado National Forest north of Tucson, Ariz., June 10, 2020. About 175 people are assigned to the fire. The Bighorn Fire burning in Ventana Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains behind downtown Tucson on June 18, 2020. Several local fire districts supply equipment and firefighters to fight the Bighorn Fire. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Photo by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star, A lead plane, lower left, guides a large air tanker during a retardant drop at the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 7, 2020. Sheriff's officials went door to door in neighborhoods on Thursday to notify residences of the evacuation notice, which a sheriff's spokesman said on Friday wasn't mandatory. Catalina State Park is closed. The City of Tucson announced on June 23 that it would postpone its annual fireworks display on "A" Mountain to a to-be-determined date citing both the increase in community spread of COVID-19 and concerns for fire danger. About 60 homes were impacted by the order. The fire has burned 3,277 acres since Friday June 5, 2020. Temperatures have pushed past 100 degrees and the humidity was in single digits. A large air tanker drops fire retardant on the top of Pusch Ridge during the Bighorn Fire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 7, 2020. The fire was sparked by a lightning strike. ... At least 419 fire personnel are battling the fire which is located in the Santa Catalina Mountains. A helicopter drops a bucket of water on the Bighorn Fire burning into Pima Canyon inside the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson, Ariz. on June 8, 2020. Most of the western United States is experiencing extreme dryness or drought, creating challenging conditions for wildfire season, Bryan Henry, meteorologist with the National Interagency Fire Center, said in a recent fire season outlook. TUCSON - Local fire crews continued to battle the wildfire northwest of Tucson on Monday. Fire crossed over retardant lines near upper western edge of Ventana Canyon. The fire district asked residents to stay out of the southern areas of Diamond Bell and Sierrita Mountain around 9 a.m. The remaining area of the Catalina Foothills between Alvernon Way and 1st Avenue, north of Ina Road remains in the "SET" stage. You have permission to edit this article. Watch to the end to see the beginnings of the red fire retardant drop, just as the tanker disappears behind the hill. Scott Newman stands on his ranch in front of the remains of his childhood home his father built in Sonoma County, California. An aerial tanker banks out of a smoky gully after making a slurry drop as the battle moves to the northwestern reaches of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Oro Valley, Ariz., June 11, 2020. Pink fire retardant settles over a ridge near Finger Rock Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Ariz. on June 11, 2020. Photo by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star, People watch the aerial ballet of helicopters and air tankers on the Bighorn Fire from the safety of Oro Valley Marketplace on June 7, 2020. The Bighorn Fire burned 200 acres of the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Coronado National Forest north of Tucson as of June 6, 2020. Flames have been visible from Tucson at night, and smoke from the fire plumed over a suburb Friday morning. The area of the Catalina Foothills between Alvernon Way and Sabino Canyon Road, north of Skyline Drive is now in the "SET" stage. an enormous fire named Bighorn rages in the Catalina mountains of Tucson, AZ. TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The Bighorn Fire burning in the Santa Catalina Mountains was at 119,541 acres and is 89 percent contained as of Wednesday, July 15. Photo by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star. Deputies with the Pima County Sheriff's Department were going door to door Friday at homes impacted by the evacuation. The lightning-caused fire increased slightly, to 2,556 acres, but is still but still only 10% contained. The Bighorn Fire crest a ridge on the north side of the Santa Catalina Mountains as the day's steady winds push the flames closer to Mount Lemmon, Tucson, Ariz., June 16, 2020. That includes hotshot crews, engines, water tenders and helicopters. The remains of a home burned during the 2019 Kincade Fire in Sonoma County, California. On Friday afternoon around 1 p.m., Cal Fire declared a new fire, the Grant Fire, in Sacramento County, California. A Chinook helicopter dumps water on the Bighorn Fire in the front range of the Santa Catalina Mountains in between granite faces already painted with pink fire retardant on Thursday, June 11, 2020. About 60 homes evacuated as Bighorn Fire burns in Santa Catalina mountains near Tucson, © Courtesy of the Oro Valley Police Department, These $19k SUVs Will Make You Trade in Your Car, This is a slam dunk if you want a one-card wallet in 2021, New Policy For Cars Used Less Than 49 Miles/Day. Subscribe Subscribed Unsubscribe. Photo by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star, A Chinook heavy-lift helicopter trailing a water bucket flies past canyons choked with smoke during the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 7, 2020. Lemmons asked residents if they planned to evacuate or stay in their home. At a Glance. Neighborhoods in Sonoma County, California, are still rebuilding after the 2017 Tubbs Fire. A DC-10 VLAT climbs out of the range after making a slurry drop between The Bighorn Fire and Mount Lemmon, Tucson, Ariz., June 16, 2020. Over 400 firefighters aided by aircraft dropping water and retardant battled the week-old lightning-sparked fire that as of Friday burned 7,092 acres, or about 11 square miles , of mostly brush and tall grass. Photo by Rebecca Sasnett / Arizona Daily Star. No injuries or structural damage was reported, Allerton said. TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Firefighters battling a large wildfire in the foothills and mountains north of Tucson were more confident they could protect homes Sunday but said high winds will continue to push the blaze into higher elevations where they can’t safely put crews. The Bighorn Fire burns in the Catalina Mountains on June 23, 2020 in Tucson, Arizona. Sheriff’s officials asked residents in SET areas to consider voluntarily relocating with family or friends, according to the Coronado National Forest post on Facebook. A burn scar from the Kincade Fire is seen on a mountainside in Sonoma County, California. A Sierra National Forest hotshot crew member measures the wind while preparing for a possible change in direction from the Bighorn Fire on Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains in Ariz. on June 14, 2020. This fire is 3,277 acres and 10% contained as of June 10. The Santa Catalina Mountains, or the Catalinas, is just north of Tucson and is the most widely-known mountain range in the area. From alongside Campbell Avenue, a couple gets photos of the Bighorn Fire breaking onto the southern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 10, 2020. A chinook helicopter drops a load of water on the Bighorn Fire as is moves into the top of Finger Rock Canyon and up Mount Kimball, on June 10, 2020. Weather is expected to be a factor Friday as fire crews could experience the highest temperatures yet, topping 107 degrees, with a chance of dry thunderstorms that could create erratic winds in the afternoon, forest officials said. Smoke shrouds granite formations the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. Smoke from the Bighorn fire blows Northeast over the Catalina mountains on June 30, 2020 in Tucson, Ariz. Photo taken from E. Speedway Blvd. Passersby use a wildlife exit along Oracle Road to get an elevated view the smoke billowing out of the northwestern portion of the Bighorn Fire, Oro Valley, Ariz., June 17, 2020. People stand along Oracle Road just north of the entrance to Catalina State Park as the Bighorn Fire continues to burn in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness near the park, on June 12, 2020. The Bighorn Fire began Friday night in the Pusch Ridge area near Oro Valley by a lightning strike. Smoke from the Bighorn Fire covers the Santa Catalina Mountains with Sentinel Peak seen in the foreground Tuesday morning on June 23, 2020. Residents in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood north of Tucson watch an air tanker drop fire retardant on the Bighorn Fire near Finger Rock Canyon the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 11, 2020. Tinder-dry vegetation bursts into flames above during the Bighorn Fire burning above Finger Rock Canyon within the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 10, 2020. A Smokey Bear Hotshot walks along Finger Rock Canyon trail as smoke billows from the Bighorn Fire further up the canyon, on June 10, 2020. Keith Lencke of the Blue Ridge Hotshots watches the air attack on the Bighorn Fire in the Cobblestone Estates neighborhood near the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 11, 2020. A jet tanker drops retardant as it flies through Pontatoc Canyon as wildfire crews continue to fight the Bighorn Fire which has spread along the western side of the Santa Catalinas, on June 11, 2020. Smoke from the Bighorn Fire puffs above the cottonwood-willow forest running along the San Pedro River valley, Cascabel, Ariz., June 30, 2020. The Bighorn Fire is burning along Pusch Ridge of the Santa Catalina Mountains in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 7, 2020. From Ventana Canyon, at left, to just north of the end of Houghton Road, the Bighorn Fire stretches along the southern slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Ariz., June 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt York) The Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. – Evacuate" stage of alert have been downgraded to "SET – Be Alert," officials said. Helicopters drop water on the Bighorn Fire burning along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. The Bighorn Fire burning about La Reserve along Pusch Ridge in Coronado National Forest north of Tucson on June 6, 2020. "It's just too steep.". 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