Chiricahua Mountains - FIRE!

[TradClimber]

"Arizona wildfire now at nearly 38,000 acres"

http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=14695302

DANG!!!

TradClimber

[MMM]

Update, May 24, 2011

30% conatined

43,000 acres.

http://www.inciweb.org/incident/article/2225/11334/

Mike

[MMM]

Updat May 26, 2011.

http://www.inciweb.org/incident/article/2225/11363/

35% contained

Mike

[MMM]

Update.

http://www.inciweb.org/incident/article/2225/11410/

40% contained

55,000 acres

Sunday May 29, 2011 size now 59,500 acres. Burning on west side of area into Turkey Creek 40% conatined. The bird area is safe and looks like it will escape unharmed. In fact the map shows that area almost completely surrounded by the fire. It is a miracle it did not burn.

Mike

[MMM]

Update.

http://www.inciweb.org/incident/article/2225/11490/

75% contained.

72,900 acres.

Burning towards the west. Bird area is safe. However most of the mountain area has burned off.

Almost 100% of the wilderness area was burned. No dozers were used in fighting this fire.

Mike

[MMM]

Major setback.

http://www.inciweb.org/incident/article/2225/11538/

50% contianed, bird are is in danger, over 86,000 acres. Fire burning north east towards Paradice, west towards Turkey Creek, south west deeper into the mountains and the national Monument is in danger has has been closed.

Not looking good at all.

Mike

[gordon]

Very bad news indeed.

[MMM]

The majority of birding areas near Portal have burned. I consider Cave Creek as the major birding place, but that is only a small part of it. If you look at the fire map, it looks like almost the entire sky island is going to burn off. I can see this fire easily going over 100,000 acres before all is said and done. This is a tragic and preventable loss. The fire was human caused. 10 Hot-Shot crews and 9 hand crews can not do the job. The fire is burning into many places at once. This fire may well burn untill the monsoonal rains come, which may be to late for the mountain. Currently high winds, high heat and low humidity are indicated for the near term weather. Very bad for fire fighting.

Fire map as of June 3, 2011.

http://www.inciweb.org/incident/map/2225/0/

10:00 PM update.

http://www.inciweb.org/incident/article/2225/11561/

90,000 acres burned, 50% conatined, fire at Paradice, dozer line cut to protect National Monument.

Mike

[gordon]

I am afraid you are right, this is too depressing for words.

[MMM]

Update.

http://www.inciweb.org/incident/article/2225/11591/

55% contained. 100,000 acres.

Mike