News Arizona: Here Come the Wildfires Again

[Super Kami Guru]

Sources: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-p...arks-near-cave-creek-and-desert-sonoran-roads

LIVE UPDATES: Bighorn Fire burns 119,741 acres, 90% contained

According to the latest information from the Forest Service, the Bighorn Fire is burning 119,741 acres, and is 90 percent contained. There are 79 fire personnel working to contain the fire.

www.abc15.com

Here we go again, the fires of Arizona are starting up once again. The first fire is a relatively small fire at only 27 acres and 50% containment, while the Big Horn fire in Tucson is standing at 12,345 acres and 11% contained and spreading fast. The last thing AZ needs right now, or indeed anywhere, is for wildfires to start spreading again like they have done in the past few years. Here's hoping they can be contained and extinguished soon enough! Next thing they'll be back in CA, too...

 

[Beerus]

I heard about this like a week or so ago. Something about dry weather in Arizona causing concern. I hope people stay safe and get out of the way if it gets too close.

 

[Super Kami Guru]

Yep, the dry conditions make it absolutely perfect for fires to spread. Fortunately AZ fire crews are very experienced at dealing with these sorts of fires and know how to combat them, so I've no doubt they'll get them both under control and get them out quickly. It's unfortunate these keep happening, and made worse by the fact that so many of them are man-made fires. Hopefully neither of these were!

 

[Beerus]

Yep, the dry conditions make it absolutely perfect for fires to spread. Fortunately AZ fire crews are very experienced at dealing with these sorts of fires and know how to combat them, so I've no doubt they'll get them both under control and get them out quickly. It's unfortunate these keep happening, and made worse by the fact that so many of them are man-made fires. Hopefully neither of these were!

It does seem like they tend to get things under control there a lot faster than California.

What do they do to control them?

 

[Super Kami Guru]

It does seem like they tend to get things under control there a lot faster than California.

What do they do to control them?

In fairness to California a lot of their fires start in areas that are quite hard for firefighters to gain access to, so they have more time to spread; however, yeah, AZ has improved a lot and seems to get fires under control very quickly. A lot of that boils down to the unfortunate amount of experience, but also the use of hotshot jumpers and their ability to get ahead of and therefore contain blazes. California has the advantage of having oceans and lakes to send water bombers to, while AZ has more limited supplies on that front, but even at that, it takes a great deal of skill for these firefighters, in both states, to stop them from ripping through the states and taking countless lives with them.

Credit to California, though, one thing they do that I think more should adopt -- inmate firefighting crews. Puts inmates to work, teaches them a very useful skill, and gives them real world experience and purpose that often stops them from recriminating.

 

[Beerus]

In fairness to California a lot of their fires start in areas that are quite hard for firefighters to gain access to, so they have more time to spread; however, yeah, AZ has improved a lot and seems to get fires under control very quickly. A lot of that boils down to the unfortunate amount of experience, but also the use of hotshot jumpers and their ability to get ahead of and therefore contain blazes. California has the advantage of having oceans and lakes to send water bombers to, while AZ has more limited supplies on that front, but even at that, it takes a great deal of skill for these firefighters, in both states, to stop them from ripping through the states and taking countless lives with them.

Credit to California, though, one thing they do that I think more should adopt -- inmate firefighting crews. Puts inmates to work, teaches them a very useful skill, and gives them real world experience and purpose that often stops them from recriminating.

I didn't know they did that with inmates, that is cool. I think the general system for criminals is designed in a way to, unfortunately, keep them going back to crime. If they can build a skill that is a leg up. I know some businesses grant a second chance opportunity, we have several in the Cleveland area.

 

[Super Kami Guru]

I completely agree with you, I think programs like that are great and necessary, it sets them up with a genuine skill and that will have an impact on that persons' options in life going forward, so they likely will make smarter choices than turning back to crime. The post-incarceration employment opportunities aren't super, but there departments willing to give them a chance. I think if that spreads and more programs like it are started, it would have a tremendous impact on recidivism rates. The problems with the US prison system as it stands is that they mostly just throw people in cells until they serve their time and leave them to their own devices. That's never going to work. Put them to work, rehabilitate them and reeducate them, and give them a purpose during their time. Not like labour camps, but genuine skilled work. Then see how they fair in the world when they're released.

 

[Super Kami Guru]

Yet another blaze in Arizona, this one so far at 19,806 acres and 2% contained in Northern Arizona. It's getting a little ridiculous already...

'Mangum Fire' grows to 24,708 acres in Kaibab National Forest

Officials are battling a wildfire in Kaibab National Forest nine miles southwest of Jacob Lake at Mangum Springs.

www.abc15.com

 

[Super Kami Guru]

...and another one, though this one was a fire at a paper and cardboard recycling facility and is still burning...

Large fire at box and paper facility near 43rd Ave and Van Buren St

Dozens of firefighters were called to Cactus Container in west Phoenix to battle a large fire.

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The heat just makes things go insane in AZ...

 

[Beerus]

Wow, that is nuts!

 

[Super Kami Guru]

That it most definitely is! Could've done with a nice slow fire season, all things considered, but nope...looks like we're off and running again just like always.

 

[Super Kami Guru]

Introducing the Bush Fire, a 64,000 acre, 0% contained monster of a wildfire that has now forced thousands of people to evacuate in the Nothern areas of Arizona, the current largest fire actively burning in the US.

AND

The Bringham fire in Southeastern AZ, burning at 14,625 acres and 5% contained.

The current other fires burning:

Bighorn -- 15,805 acres, 30% contained
Magnum -- 29,689 acres, 3% contained

Thousands forced to evacuate as Bush Fire continues to spread

The wildfire has already demolished more than 114,000 acres and it is just five percent contained, as of Thursday morning.

www.abc15.com

Bush Fire is now the largest active burning fire in the country, data shows

The Bush Fire burning northeast of the Valley is now the largest fire actively burning in the country, according to officials.

www.abc15.com

Arizona is burning: Bush Fire in Tonto National Forest near Phoenix, 3 others rage in triple-digit temperatures

The Bush Fire, one of four major wildfires in Arizona, has burned nearly 65,000 acres in the Tonto National Forest northeast of Phoenix.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Beerus]

Introducing the Bush Fire, a 64,000 acre, 0% contained monster of a wildfire that has now forced thousands of people to evacuate in the Nothern areas of Arizona, the current largest fire actively burning in the US.

AND

The Bringham fire in Southeastern AZ, burning at 14,625 acres and 5% contained.

The current other fires burning:

Bighorn -- 15,805 acres, 30% contained
Magnum -- 29,689 acres, 3% contained

Thousands forced to evacuate as Bush Fire continues to spread

The wildfire has already demolished more than 114,000 acres and it is just five percent contained, as of Thursday morning.

www.abc15.com

Bush Fire is now the largest active burning fire in the country, data shows

The Bush Fire burning northeast of the Valley is now the largest fire actively burning in the country, according to officials.

www.abc15.com

Arizona is burning: Bush Fire in Tonto National Forest near Phoenix, 3 others rage in triple-digit temperatures

The Bush Fire, one of four major wildfires in Arizona, has burned nearly 65,000 acres in the Tonto National Forest northeast of Phoenix.

www.usatoday.com

Someone needs to run back the 2020 update already. Too many broken files.

 

[Super Kami Guru]

Someone needs to run back the 2020 update already. Too many broken files.

Yes please, just load up that 2019 restore point and undo ever having started this year.

 

[Super Kami Guru]

Introducing the Bush Fire, a 64,000 acre, 0% contained monster of a wildfire that has now forced thousands of people to evacuate in the Nothern areas of Arizona, the current largest fire actively burning in the US.

AND

The Bringham fire in Southeastern AZ, burning at 14,625 acres and 5% contained.

The current other fires burning:

Bighorn -- 15,805 acres, 30% contained
Magnum -- 29,689 acres, 3% contained

Thousands forced to evacuate as Bush Fire continues to spread

The wildfire has already demolished more than 114,000 acres and it is just five percent contained, as of Thursday morning.

www.abc15.com

Bush Fire is now the largest active burning fire in the country, data shows

The Bush Fire burning northeast of the Valley is now the largest fire actively burning in the country, according to officials.

www.abc15.com

Arizona is burning: Bush Fire in Tonto National Forest near Phoenix, 3 others rage in triple-digit temperatures

The Bush Fire, one of four major wildfires in Arizona, has burned nearly 65,000 acres in the Tonto National Forest northeast of Phoenix.

www.usatoday.com

Following this, the Magnum fire has now grown to 47,561 acres and 3% contained...

'Mangum Fire' grows in Kaibab National Forest, evacuations in place

Officials are battling a wildfire in Kaibab National Forest southwest of Jacob Lake at Mangum Springs.

www.abc15.com

 

[Super Kami Guru]

The Bush fire has now reached 150,000 acres, making it the 5th largest fire in AZ history. Whoo?

Source: https://www.abc15.com/news/state/bush-fire-now-ranks-in-top-10-largest-wildfires-in-arizonas-history

Here's a neat image of what that looks like on a map:

 

[Beerus]

Someone just mentioned this in a YouTube video I was watching. These fires are insane.

 

[Super Kami Guru]

That they are, and the imagery is just absolutely gobsmacking, too...

 

[Beerus]

That they are, and the imagery is just absolutely gobsmacking, too...

Holy shit!

It is legit like hell on earth there.

 

[Super Kami Guru]

Agreed, it's pretty insane what these fires are doing. Also how quickly they're spreading!