Fire crews battle Bighorn Fire Friday

Crews are battling the Bighorn Fire Friday.

NINE ON YOUR SIDE'S VERONICAACOSTA WHO JOINS US WITHDETAILS ON THESE ORDERS.VERONICA, WHAT CAN YOU TELLUS?THE PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF'SDEPARTMENT IS FOLLOWING THEIRREADY, SET, GO INSTRUCTIONS INSEVERAL PARTS OF THE CATALINAFOOTHILLS.

WHILE SOME HAVEBEEN ASKED TO EVACUATE, OTHERSHAVE BEEN ASKED TO BE READY TODO SO, JUST IN CASE.

HERE ARETHE AREAS THAT WERE ASKED TOEVACUATE THE ENCLAVE AT PIMACANYON, VILLAS AT RANCHO SINVACAS, PIMA ESTATES, VILLAMILANO AT RANCHO SIN VACAS,CATALINA RIDGE ESTATES, THECANYONS AND SIN VACAS.

SEVERALOTHER AREAS WERE ASKED TOPREPARE TO EVACUATE AT AMOMENTS NOTICE THAT INCLUDESTHOSE EAST OF ALVERNON, NORTHOF SKYLINE, AND WEST OF SABINOCANYON IT ALSO INCLUDES THOSENORTH OF MAGEE, EAST OFORACLE, AND SOUTH OF CATALINASTATE PARK.

P-C-S-D OFFICIALSWERE OUT ALL NIGHT IN THESEAREAS MAKING SURE RESIDENTSWERE STAYING AS SAFE ASPOSSIBLE.

AS OF YESTERDAYTHE BIGHORN FIRE HAD GROWN TOOVER 62-HUNDRED ACRES, AND ISSTILL ONLY 10 PERCENTCONTAINED.

REPORTING LIVE FROMORO VALLEY, VERONICA ACOSTA,KGUN NINE ON YOUR SIDE.MEANTIME...WE ARE LOOKING ATWHAT THE "READY, SET, GO"EVACUATION PROTOCOL IS.

IT'S ANOTIFICATION SYSTEM PUT INPLACE TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITIESTO GET READY...BY PREPARINGFOR WHATEVER MAY THREATENTHEIR AREA.

IN THE READY STAGE-- PEOPLE SHOULD COME UP WITHAN EVACUATION PLAN AND BUILDAN EMERGENCY KIT WITH ENOUGHFOOD, WATER AND NECESSARYSUPPLIES THAT CAN LAST ATLEAST 72 HOURS.

IN THE SETSTAGE -- COMMUNITIES NEED TOBE ALERT.

CONSIDER VOLUNTARILYRELOCATING TO A SHELTER ORHEAD TO A FAMILY OR FRIEND'SHOUSE.

AND IN THE GO STAGE --DANGER IS IN THE AREA ANDCOULD BE LIFE THREATENING.THAT MEANS YOU SHOULD EVACUATEWITH YOUR EMERGENCY GO KIT ANDKEEP IN MIND SPECIAL NEEDS ANDEQUIPMENT FOR YOUR FAMILY,PETS OR LIVESTOCK.

IF YOU DOCHOOSE TO IGNORE THEEVACUATION ORDER...HELP FROMEMERGENCY SERVICES MAY NOT BEAVAILABLE IF YOU NEED IT.THIS IS VIDEO OF SOME OF THEFLAMES FROM NEIGHBORHOODS THATARE BEING EVACUATED.

THE U-SFOREST SERVICE HAS SET UPCHECK POINTS INSTRUCTINGPEOPLE WHERE THEY SHOULD ANDSHOULD NOT GO.

YESTERDAY --KGUN9 CREWS SAW PEOPLE LIVINGIN THOSE COMMUNITIES DRIVINGIN AND OUT.

KEEP IN MIND --WHILE THIS IS A VOLUNTARYEVACUATION -- IN THE EVENT YOUCHOOSE TO STAY AND ARE IN NEEDOF HELP LATER... EMERGENCYCREWS SAY THEY CANNOT PROMISETHEY WILL BE ABLE TO HELP FOR