White Sage Fire Daily Update - July 26, 2025
Contact Information: Great Basin CIMT6 Public Information 928-218-4240 2025.whitesage@firenet.gov
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81% containment - 58,985 acres - 339 personnel assigned - 0 structures lost
Highlights
Highway 89A has been re-opened to the public. Highway 67 south of Jacob Lake remains closed.
Color Country Team 2, a local incident management team, will take command of the fire this evening.
The White Sage Fire is mapped at 58,985 acres, which is five acres more than yesterday. The increase is due to interior pockets of unburned fuel burning out. The Oak Point Fire, a small fire about 8 miles south of the main fire, is unchanged at 85 acres and 100 percent containment.
Smoke may be visible from Highway 89A, particularly in the southeast part of the fire near House Rock Valley Road. The smoke is coming from heavier fuels burning in the interior. Those fuels will likely smolder for some time.
Throughout the fire footprint, crews are focused on suppression repair, using heavy equipment to move soil and logs back into dozer lines and hand lines. Suppression repair helps to minimize erosion, which can hinder regrowth and water absorption.
On the west and south sides of the fire, firefighters are grading roads and spreading seeds appropriate for the area to help the vegetation recover.
On the north side, crews are engaged in suppression repair along the Winter Road. They are also rebuilding fences that were damaged and re-seeding the area.
The east side of the fire is still uncontained due to difficult terrain, but there has been minimal fire activity for several days, so firefighters are patrolling and making sure there is no further movement. Crews made substantial repairs on House Rock Valley Road, and agency officials are hopeful they will be able to re-open it in the near future.
Highway 67 remains closed for the Dragon Bravo Fire. For additional information, check the Arizona Department of Transportation website: https://www.az511.com/
Fire Weather
The Incident Meteorologist forecasts temperatures in the high 80s, with low humidity and high winds in the afternoon. Fire behavior is currently minimal, but any new starts could exhibit extreme fire behavior.
Forest Closures
Closure information on the Kaibab National Forest is being updated regularly. Up to date information can be found by visiting: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/kaibab
