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My son is a wildlands firefighter and they have already been called on 2 fires this year which is very uncommon except for this year. Them guys are gonna earn their money this year.
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I believe the news said that we have 20 some fires going in Az. right now. Dry as a popcorn fart
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special as in......we have more idiot campers or lightning strikes starting wildfires ? As in Arizona...or elsewhere...it's serious schidt....
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Rafael fire took off this afternoon, ash falling in flagstaff, lots of burned and treated acres/miles between here and the rim, we will see what happens tonight https://www.12news.com/video/news/l...-270a-4efc-98e1-ba598b8eda36?jwsource=cl
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...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....
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My son is on a helicopter crew this year.
He'll be in a Blackhawk all season.
There's been several wildfires already.
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I wish I could send yall some water, I have dumped my rain guage the last 4 days at 6 pm and it has been full at 5 in. I have had enough rain.
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I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon.
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the Rafael fire crossed over into AZGFD unit 6B last night, burning the western edge above Sycamore Canyon.
And burning below the rim, sort of in the general direction of Sedona.
Some cloud cover and higher humidities today, but hotter and drier on fri/sat/sun
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The county just issued standby evac orders for a chunk of AZ near Flagstaff. Relative lives in that area. https://www.coconino.az.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2442You folks in that part of AZ, I hope you make it through what appears to be a terrific fire season to be. We're on alert here too. Clouds forming around these parts today, I hope there's no dry strikes as there's no moisture to speak of. thats basically part of flagstaff these days, woody mt. i use to experience God with my girlfriend on that road.
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I was going to go camping with my AZ family to an area near White Horse lake. They told me yesterday the whole Kaibab NF is closing on 6-23 until 9-1 or fire conditions improve. thats not just the kaibab, all of th e forests are closing as i understand it now.
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the Rafael fire crossed over into AZGFD unit 6B last night, burning the western edge above Sycamore Canyon.
And burning below the rim, sort of in the general direction of Sedona.
Some cloud cover and higher humidities today, but hotter and drier on fri/sat/sun i knew it was coming, 6a and 6b and unit 8 have been my stomping grounds since i was a kid. it's all gonna burn, one time or another. the old crown king rd from prescott going down to phx looks like the surface of the moon now. prescott is surrounded by national forest. thumb butte park, lynx lake, granite lake all closed now.
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The Raphael Fire burned east at least 4 miles in the last 24 hours. Doesn’t look like it’s more than 7 or 8 miles west of Oak Creek Canyon now.
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I was going to go camping with my AZ family to an area near White Horse lake. They told me yesterday the whole Kaibab NF is closing on 6-23 until 9-1 or fire conditions improve. thats not just the kaibab, all of th e forests are closing as i understand it now. they have or are closing all the forests check the map https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/2021-wildfires
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What do you do when an elderly lady burns tree limbs less than 20 feet from flammables that can burn five homes down?
She has been talked to numerous times and refuses to even put it in a burn barrel on the other side of her yard. She admits that she loves to burn things and waych the fire. The fire department was called and the best they will do is to tell her that it's OK after 6pm.
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the Rafael fire crossed over into AZGFD unit 6B last night, burning the western edge above Sycamore Canyon.
And burning below the rim, sort of in the general direction of Sedona.
Some cloud cover and higher humidities today, but hotter and drier on fri/sat/sun i knew it was coming, 6a and 6b and unit 8 have been my stomping grounds since i was a kid. it's all gonna burn, one time or another. the old crown king rd from prescott going down to phx looks like the surface of the moon now. prescott is surrounded by national forest. thumb butte park, lynx lake, granite lake all closed now. Kind of glad now I just took a bonus point in the deer draw this year for various reasons. I was going to put in for those units as I like them and know them some. Now I'll wait and see what burns and what will regrow into good habitat.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
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special as in......we have more idiot campers or lightning strikes starting wildfires ? As in Arizona...or elsewhere...it's serious schidt.... I meant "special" as in Special Ed. Folks that still need/want fireworks in this situation might need to rethink their priorities.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
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What do you do when an elderly lady burns tree limbs less than 20 feet from flammables that can burn five homes down?
She has been talked to numerous times and refuses to even put it in a burn barrel on the other side of her yard. She admits that she loves to burn things and waych the fire. The fire department was called and the best they will do is to tell her that it's OK after 6pm. Sounds like you have a moron in charge of your FD.
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Several of the areas I hunt in are on fire already. Do not know if it was people or storms setting the fires. I will be looking for new areas this year to hunt in.
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