U.S. Forest Service crews monitoring quarter-acre Sedona-area Miller Fire1 min read

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Christopher Fox Graham
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Resources are monitoring the quarter-acre Miller Fire, located in the Red Rock Ranger District's Secret Mountain Wilderness. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service

U.S. Forest Service crews are monitoring a quarter-acre fire located in the Secret Mountain Wilderness of the Coconino National Forest’s Red Rock Ranger District.

The Miller Fire, which was confirmed at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 22, is smoldering at a low intensity in heavy dead and down fuels, and is located about 4.5 miles west of Slide Rock State Park GPS coordinates: 34°57’21.2″N 111°50’05.6″W.

The fire was first reported on Saturday, May 20, but due to weather conditions, aerial resources were not able to confirm the fire until Monday morning.

Due to the lack of accessibility and potential thunderstorms, resources are monitoring the fire and developing strategic plans.

There are no structures threatened by the fire and smoke may be visible over Sedona, Seven Canyons and the Casner Mountain area,.

There are no road or trail closures in effect, but visitors are asked to avoid the fire area.

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Christopher Fox Graham

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."

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Christopher Fox Graham
Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rocks News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been featured in Editor & Publisher magazine. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."