Bighorn Fire now 1,700 acres, still 0% containedFires continue to burn in the mountains near Oro Valley.

Fires continue to burn in the mountains near Oro Valley.

LEAST 17-HUNDRED ACRES IN THECATALINA MOUNTAINS AND AS OFABOUT 9 P-M LAST NIGHT IT WASSTILL ZERO PERCENT CONTAINEDACCORDING TO THE U-S NATIONALFOREST SERVICE.

FIGHTING THISFIRE HAS BEEN TOUGH FOR CREWSTHAT'S BECAUSE OF THE STEEPAND RUGGED TERRAIN IN THE AREAITS BURNING.

BECAUSE OF THATFIREFIGHTERS HAVE HAD TOHEAVILY RELY ON AIR TANKERFIGHTER JETS DROPPINGRETARDANT WE SAW THATHAPPENING OVER THE WEEKENDAS WELL AS HELICOPTERS WITHWATER BUCKETS.

DESPITE THATAT LEAST 175 FIRE PERSONNELWERE DEPLOYED TO FIGHT THEBIGHORN FIRE, ACCORDING TO THEU-S FOREST SERVICE.

THISMORNING THIS IS WHAT OROVALLEY TOWN OFFICIALS WANT YOUTO REMEMBER CATALINA STATEPARK REMAINS CLOSED TO THEPUBLIC WHILE CREWS BATTLE THISFIRE AND SECOND, THEY WANT YOUTO SIGN UP FOR CODE REDWHICH IS A NOTIFICATIONSYSTEM.

WE HAVE DETAILS ON HOWYOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THATSYSTEM ON OUR WEBSITE - KGUNNINE DOT COM.

WE'RE LIVE INORO VALLEY THIS MORNING -VERONICA ACOSTA - KGUN NINE ONYOUR SIDE.WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLO