8/30/23

YAVAPAI COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS A NEW WILDFIRE HAS BROKEN OUT. THE LION FIRE IS BURNING NORTH OF WICKENBURG. THE BLAZE HAS BURNED 25 ACRES, BUT FIREFIGHTERS REPORT A LOW RATE OF GROWTH. NO STRUCTURES ARE BEING THREATENED AT THIS TIME. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SAY THE LION FIRE STARTED YESTERDAY DUE TO A LIGHTNING STRIKE.