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Telegraph Fire at 71,756 acres morning of June 8

The Telegraph Fire in the Globe Ranger District is less than 1 mile from Top-of-the-World and is estimated at 71,756 acres as of the morning of June 8.

The fire was reported around 1:30 p.m. June 4, and its cause is unknown. Fires burning in mostly shrub and grass have warranted numerous evacuation status alerts, according to the website for InciWeb, an interagency all-risk incident information management system.

An estimated 297 personnel are managing the fire.

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