The fires in AZ are scary.

Mrs_Liberto

https://www.kvoa.com/full-coverage/monument-fire/#fcanchor

Monument Fire in S. Arizona is about to hit one of the cities where my mom works. 

It's getting pretty concerning bc the fire is within a few miles of Ft. Huachuca, where most of the communication equipment is for military satellites. There are a lot of military families that might be looking at an evac order +  3000 homes are in danger in Sierra Vista.

Fingers crossed that S. AZ gets some much-needed rain soon. 

mrs_kelly1014

Yes, they are.

And, it is super hot and windy here right now. No rain in sight. It's a very bad situation.

Excitedtostart

mrs_kelly1014:

Yes, they are.

And, it is super hot and windy here right now. No rain in sight. It's a very bad situation.

 I was thinking of you the other day - are you near the fire zone? It's so hot and dry up here, I can't imagine what it's like down there. I used to live in Phoenix in my 20's, I loved the fall/winter/spring, but summer was too much.

Praying for all in danger, it's so terrible.

Mrs_Liberto

Phoenix isn't really near the fires. The Wallows Fire is the really big one-- half a million + acres--is up in the four corners region (north east corner--due east of Flagstaff) and then the Monument Fire is down in the south eastern part of the state/on the border w/ Mexico.

CactusGirl

Yes they are. I can't believe how out of control they are right now, it is absolutely nuts. Of course there is no immediate danger/evacuation/concern of them where I am, but it is horrible how they are destroying our beautiful state. The worst part is that I believe both the Wallow fire and the one down near Sierra Vista are both started by humans.

Excitedtostart

Mrs_Liberto:

Phoenix isn't really near the fires. The Wallows Fire is the really big one-- half a million + acres--is up in the four corners region (north east corner--due east of Flagstaff) and then the Monument Fire is down in the south eastern part of the state/on the border w/ Mexico.

Oh, I know. I should have clarified - I was just saying I remember how hot and dry it was then, and that wasn't a terrible year for fires. So I can't imagine how hot and dry it must be now, plus with the air quality because of the fires.

BravoBravo

There was a fire on post yesterday too.  It burned about 2400 acres but is totally contained now.