2024 Wildfire Season: Jackson Hotshots

As I share 2024 crew videos from hotshots and other crews at this time of year, as I can I want to be sure to include videos from crews based in the eastern part of the United States. The Midewin Interagency Hotshot Crew is based in the Midewin National Tallgrass Prarie in Wilmington, Illinois. While they posted crew videos from 2022 and earlier, they did not have a crew video summarizing their 2023 season nor have I seen one for 2024.

Moving to the southern region in the U.S., there are four hotshot crews based in the south: Asheville Interagency Hotshots. Augusta Interagency Hotshots, Cherokee Interagency Hotshots and the Jackson Interagency Agency Hotshots, go here for more information on these four hotshot crews. I did find a video from the Jackson IHC summarizing their 2024 season which I am embedding below. The Jackson IHC is the only Bureay of Land Management hotshot crew east of the Mississippi River, go to this BLM web page for more information. While the video does not disclose where they were deployed, that does not matter as I got to see the crew in action and meet some of them.

Direct link to video from Levic on YouTube.

2024 Wildfire Season: Texas Panhandle Fires ( March 6th Update)

Direct link to video from KHOU11 on YouTube (reported early morning of March 6th)

I continue to follow the fires in the Texas panhandle. Referring to todays report (March 6th) update on Inciweb, progress is being made on all three fires with increases in containment.  Of note is that containment of the Smokehouse Fire has increased to 37 percent from 15 percent two days ago. Aerial resources continue to be available to help wildland firefighters on the ground. 

obtained from Inciweb on March 6, 2024 at 2 PM EST

2024 Wildfire Season: Wildfires in Texas Panhandle

Direct link to video from CBS Texas on YouTube

Thanks to my friends at the NJ Forest Fire Service Section B10 website who shared the video that I embedded above, I learned about the Roughneck Fire which I believe was first reported on Sunday, March 4th. I did find some information about this fire on the Texas A&M Forest Service Incident Viewer (accessed March 4 at 1:50 PM); they say that the fire has burned 300 acres in Hutchinson County (in the Texas Panhandle) and is at 50 percent containment. 

In the meantime, here is a report from Fox4 Dallas-Fort Worth on folk pitching in to help those devastated by the wildfires in the Texas Panhandle.

Direct link to video from Fox4 Dallas-Fort Worth on YouTube

Some news media coverage of the wildfires in the Texas Panhandle (thanks to Mike Archer of Wildfire News of the Day), most include photos.

• USA Today (March 2) Interactive Texas Wildfire Map (scroll to bottom)
• Fox31 on Air Tankers working the Smokehouse Fire, with video
• ABC7 Amarillo on CL-415 Scoopers working the Windy Deuce Fire
• Amarillo Globe-News on the Roughneck Fire

Lastly, but by no means least, here is todays report on the larger wildfires burning in the Texas Panhandle. I am especially interested in all the air resources available to the wildfires in the Texas Panhandle: 3 large airtankers, 2 scoopers, 2 lead airplanes, 6 SEATs, 2 Chinook helicopters, 1 Blackhawk helicopters and 1 Type 3 helicopter.

Obtained from Inciweb on March 4 at 1:30 PM

2024 Wildfire Season: Skellytown TX (Carson Cnty Tx) and the Smokehouse Fire

I was talking to a friend from Texas yesterday, whom I will refer to as S, we were chatting about the Smokehouse Fire. At the time he thought that it had decimated Skellytown, the town where some of ancestors were from, one of his parents was born in Skellytown. Skellytown is in Carson County in the Texas panhandle. S was not born in Skellytown but lived for a few years as a boy.  S told me a couple of hours later that he was mistaken when he said that Skellytown was decimated; saying it was not decimated that Skellytown still stands. He told me a little about Skellytown telling me that in its hay day, the town was an oil town and suggested that I look at the Skellytown webpage in the Texas Almanac to learn more about the town. As soon as I heard from my friend S about his family’s association with Skellytown and the few years he spent there as a boy, I knew that I had to write about Skellytown. S, this post is for you and your family. As an FYI my friend S lives over 500 miles from Skellytown. Before moving on, I want to share a map of the area that I obtained about noon on March 1st from the FIRMS US/CANADA (Fire Resource Management System US/Canada webpage. I went to their "fire map link", zoomed in and capture my screen in a jpeg file to share with you. The small red arrow in the jpeg file is pointing to Skellytown.

obtained from FIRMS US/CANADA on March 1, 2024 at 12:00 PM

I hope you take a few minutes read the Skellytown webpage in the Texas Almanac, it is a quick read and you will learn about Skellytown. Briefly, the town was named for the Skelly Oil Company who had bought up oilfields in and around what later became Skellytown in the 1920s. By 1927 a rail line was in place to the near by town of White Deer (to the south). The town lost some population in the early 1930s declining to 154 before growing again by the mid 1940s with a population of 650. The town was incorporated in 1958, later building sewer and water infrastructure. But the early 1980s there was an elementary school, a fire station, town hall, baseball field, a library and four churches and ten businesses.

I think that the Skellytown Fire Department did great work fighting the fire at Skellytown and I expect that they may still be involved with the fire in someway. I want to point out that S’s Dad served as a volunteer for the Skellytown Fire Department when they were living there in the mid to late 50s and the early 60s, he still has his Dad’s badge. I will let you read what Chief Jacob Clifton (embedded below) had to say in his Facebook post on February 29th. He thanks a lot of first responders who helped along with the Texas Forest Service and many volunteers who donated food and otherwise supported the Skellytown fire firefighters. Please expand the post so you can read it and look at the pictures.

I have the greatest respect and admiration for the Skellytown Fire Department and the local volunteers who assisted them with food and other support services while they were working the fire. Kudos to all.

From looking at the map that I shared from FIRMS, note the fire perimeter in the map is just to the north of Skellytown, also see this map from the Texas A&M Forest Service shared by the Skellytown Fire Department on Facebook.  Hopefully the Smokehouse fire does not burn into Skellytown. At the time that I write this post, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service  (accessed at 1 PM on March 1st) the Smokehouse Fire is at 1,078,086 acres and is at 15 percent containment. 

2024 Wildfire Season: Smokehouse Fire (Texas Panhandle) and Oklahoma Fires Feb 29th update

Direct link to video from Fox Weather on YouTube

I write today following up on the post I wrote on February 28th on the wildfires in the Texas panhandle and northwest Oklahoma. At the time that I am writing this update on the Smokehouse Fire, currently burning in the Texas panhandle with a portion burning in northwest Oklahoma, has burned 1,075,000 acres and is at 3 percent containment. Evacuations and closures in Canadian, Texas have been lifted. Kelly Robinson of Wildfire Today wrote in a post on the afternoon of February 28th that

"Officials are warning those who evacuated from the town of Fritch ahead of the Smokehouse Creek Fire that destruction there is considerable. 'People who live in the Fritch area are probably not going to be prepared for what they’re going to see as they pull into town,' said Deidra Thomas with the Hutchinson County Emergency Management. 'There are still homes that are on fire.' The main road into the south side of Fritch is still closed.  'Right now, we can’t let you in,” she said. “It is not safe to do that.'"

In a post today, February 29th, Kelly Anderson shares some drone footage, a satellite image of the fires in Oklahoma and Texas. He also reports on a prior prescribed burn, "Officials with Borger’s Office of Emergency Management said the prescribed burn prevented a fire flank from spreading into the southern parts of the town, including the Meadowlark, Country Club, and Bunavista areas."

Thanks to my friends at the New Jersey Forest Fire Service Section B10 who shared this video on their website today about the destruction caused by the wildfires in western Oklahoma.

Direct link to video from News9 on YouTube

2024 Wildfire Season: Texas Panhandle and NW Oklahoma

Direct link to video from ABC News on YouTube

Direct link to video from News9 on YouTube

When I was checking my newsfeed on my devices this morning I noted an article in the top portion of the feed on wildfires in the Panhandle of Texas. The article I saw is from USA Today, Texas wildfire becomes second largest in state history, burning 500,000 acres (February 28th), I noted that Gov. Abbot declared a disaster in 60 Texas counties, that evacuations are in place with residences being destroyed. The largest wildfire, the Smokehouse Fire (Inciweb) started on Monday, February 26th and has burned 500,000 acres, evacuation are in place and there are road closures in the area. 

Seeing the USA Today article on the wildfires in the Texas Panhandle prominently placed in my newsfeed, I went to newspapers that I subscribe to and noted this February 28th New York Times article (gifted for 10 days) on wildfires in the Texas Panhandle and Northwestern Oklahoma with a short video and a smoke forecast map and a report on a hospital in Canadian, Texas (Hemphill County) being evacuated Tuesday afternoon. 

I then checked the Washington Post which has updates (dated February 28th) on the wildfires in the Texas Panhandle, that may be found here (gifted for 10 days). Among other things reporting that some evacuations have been lifted and the Pantex Plant which was closed on Tuesday has reopened Wednesday morning.

The NY Times articles references some wildfires in adjoining areas of Oklahoma, this got me curious about what is happening in the adjoining area of Oklahoma, so I found a nice article on The Oklahoman (which I hope has no paywall) that has some information about the wildfires currently burning in Oklahoma along with photos and a nice map that you can access showing wildfires in Oklahoma, Texas, and nearby states. The map I saw was updated on Feb 28th at about 10 AM local time. The Oklahoman reports that a portion of the Smokehouse Fire has crossed into adjoining northwest Oklahoma.

I'd like to thank my friends at the NJ Forest Fire Service Section B10 who shared the two videos that I embedded at the beginning of this post on their website on February 28th

Note: on the gifted articles from the New York Times and the Washington Post, hopefully the links do give you free access for ten days from February 28th, with free access stopping on or about March 9th. 

Quaker Run Fire (VA), a Wildland Firefighter's perspective

 Thanks to Mike Archer's January 16, 2024 Wildfire News of the Day for providing the inspiration for today's post when he shared an article from the Daily Progress under the banner of the Madison Eagle. The article is "The Quaker Run Fire: From a Wildland Firefighter's point of view", dated January 15, 2024 may be found here . Some pictures from the Virginia Department of Forestry of the Quaker Run Fire may be found on their flicker page. The article in the form of a blog article is by John Rosetti, DOF Hardwood Iniative Coordinator for the Virginia Department of Forestry.

The Quaker Run Fire in Madison County Virginia was reported in late October 2023 and was at 100% containment in late December, burning just shy of 4,000 acres.

Direct link to video from 29News - WVIR Charlottesville VA on YouTube

Mr Rosetti walked us through fighting the Quaker Run Fire, I hope that you take some time to read the article that I cited above. I don't always know how long these links will last so I am listing some salient points that I took from his article.

1. Most wildfires in Virginia are fought during the day, however larger fires such as the Quaker Run Fire are also fought during the night.

2. Early on nighttime patrols of the Quaker Run Fire focused on ensuring that the fire did not jump containment lines and looking for spot fires. Once some containment was achieved, the nighttime focus shifted to eliminating dangers such as dead trees (aka snags) as well as other dangers.

3. During the day as many as 200 wildland firefighters were working the fire with the support of helicopters, engines, UTVs, and bull dozers.

4. A good map of the fire is essential, such a map was created early on and amended as required showing the location of structures, roads, trails and other areas requiring protection.

5.After several days, a written Incident Action Plan (IAP) was developed to help wildland firefighters and other responders work the fire and stay safe. The IAP was updated nightly for the following day.

2023 Wildfire Season: Matts Creek Fire (final update)

 

I continue reporting on the Matts Creek Fire that was first reported on November 12th (see my November 22nd post for past updates.

As I write this the Matts Creek Fire has burned 11,020 acres and is at 93 percent containment. According to the final update on November 25th A type 3 incident management team assumed command on November 24th. Fire suppression and repair continue; trails and roads remain closed in the fire area on November 25th.

2023 Wildfire Season: Matts Creek Fire (update #2)

Direct link to video on YouTube from WSLS

I continue reporting on the Matts Creek Fire that was first reported on November 12th (see my November 20th post). At the time that I write this, the Matts Creek Fire has burned 11,020 acres and is at 57 percent containment. A substantial rainfall last night (about 3.5") aided the efforts of the firefighters who took a dat off of the fireline for training and the like. The firefighters returned the fireline today to continue working the fire. See this November 22nd update. The Blue Ridge Parkway is now open but the heavy rainfall last night may lead to some debris spills in the fire area.

The map below was created on November 21st. 

Obtained on November 22, 2023 from Matts Creek Fire Nov 21st Fire Mapping on Inciweb

2023 Wildfire Season: Matts Creek Fire

Direct link to video from WSLS 10 on YouTube

A friend of mine contacted me early this past weekend to ask me if I knew about a wildfire that was burning in or near the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia because she had been in touch with a friend who lives near that wildfire. She told me that at the time it was at 2 percent containment and her friend was reporting that the nearby schools were closed due to smoke. I believe, but am not sure that the wildfire my friend was telling me about is the Matts Creek Fire that at that time was at 2 percent containment. I promised my friend that I would keep an eye on the Matts Creek Fire, hence this post.

The video that I embedded above was done prior to the latest update (November 20th) from incident command which reports that the Matts Creek Fire has burned 10,106 acres and is at 27 percent containment. There are road closures in place, and trails in and near the fire area are closed. Here is an excerpt from the November 20th update:

In the northeastern portion of the fire, near Snowden, crews continued to improve fire lines and the area is looking very good and forward progression has stopped. Crews will search for and extinguish any “hot spots” in logs, stumps and under the ground.

In the southeastern portion of the fire near Big Island and Powells Store, fire activity was minimal.  Firefighters patrolled the area and removed fire-damaged trees. 

In the southwestern area fire lines have held well, increasing containment to 27 percent.

Firefighters continued to watch the Hercules Fire, a small fire that started yesterday across the James River. A local volunteer fire department had responded and contacted crews on the night shift for additional help. The fire was slightly under one acre in size. Crews will continue to monitor this fire throughout the day.

Here are some maps starting with two Google Earth images. The fire is near Snowden, Virginia. I then share a map of the Matts Creek Fire.

 

obtained on November 20, 2023 from https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-maps-gallery/vavaf-matts-creek-fire

2023 Wildfire Season: March 31 Wildfires in Oklahoma

I would like to thank a good friend who gave me a heads up about the wildfire outbreak in Oklahoma on March 31st. He spoke of around 100 fires that left many houses destroyed. So, I went to see what I could find out for you.

Here is a tweet from the Oklahoma Forest Service on April 1st

#SitRep UPDATE: 97 new wildfires yesterday. Assessments ongoing. Fire danger will remain a headline through much of the week ahead especially for northern and western Oklahoma.
Read the new report here: https://t.co/IO2EqrKPno#OKWX #WildfireAware #WildfirePrevention pic.twitter.com/jaoha9E1LO

— Oklahoma Forestry Services (@OKForestService) April 1, 2023

 The report referenced in the tweet was removed by the time I accessed the link. However, I found a running account of the wildfire outbreak starting early on March 31st and ending late in the afternoon of April 1 from KOCO News 5 that may be found here. If you scroll down you can read an account of the wildfires with videos. Their last update was on April 1 at 5:40 PM, they reported

The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security released an update on the number of homes impacted in Friday's wildfires, as well as the number of injuries.

More than 30 homes were destroyed in the Simpson Road fire in Logan County. Damage assessment is still ongoing. Three homes were destroyed and three more received minor damage in the Hefner Road fire. Seven homes were destroyed in the Gap Road fire in northeast Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health said 32 injuries related to fires, fire weather and high winds were reported by area hospitals. (obtained on April 3, 2023, 1:55PM from https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-city-fire-kelley-hefner-structures/43481705)

I understand from the NWS Weather Forecast Office at Norman Oklahoma that there will be extreme fire danger in Oklahoma on Tuesday, April 4th with elevated fire danger for the rest of the week.

obtained on April 3, 2023 at 1:55 PM from https://www.weather.gov/oun/

 

The Oklahoman has some coverage last updated on March 31st at 7:26 PM on the wildfires. 

I close with two news reports from KOCO that I found on YouTube reporting the wildfire outbreak on March 31st. I believe, but am not certain that both video reports were on March 31st. The first video is during daylight hours and the second report is after night fall.

Direct link to video from KOCO on YouTube

Direct link to video from KOCO on YouTube 

 

Grindstone Fire in Pilot Mountain NC: one year later

 I do try to pay special attention to wildfires in the eastern and southern United States. So I took special notice of the video that was posted by my friends at the NJ Forest Service Section B10 website who posted a 17 minute video from the North Carolina Forest Fire Service on the one-year anniversary of the wildfire in the Pilot Mountain State Park. I have not been to the Pilot Mountain area of North Carolina, but I have visited other areas in the mountains of North Carolina. 

The wildfire on Pilot Mountain, aka the Grindstone Fire, was first reported on Nov. 27, 2021 in a remote area of the park. The fire eventually burned 1,050 acres. I wrote three articles on this fire last year, with my final article being on December 3, 2021

I was very interested in this video on the fire from the NC Forest Service. Not only did I learn about the origin of the wildfire and the difficulties in finding the ignition point of the fire. They talk about the history and importance of prescribed burning in Pilot Mountain. I was perhaps most interested where they talked about how the vegetation and wildlife came back after the fire.

Direct link to video from the NCForestService on YouTube

2022 wildfires: Hurricane Ridge Fire (Haywood County NC)

As I am interested in current wildfires of any size currently burning in the United States because I know that in this day and age, wildfire season can run all year or at least from early spring into late fall in areas that receive snowfall. I did a little checking around to find out what  was going on. In my wonderings, I had seen reference to the Hurricane Ridge Fire in a remote section of North Carolina was first reported on November 23rd. I understand this fire has burned about 500 acres. There may be a specific page on the web devoted to this fire outside of media, but I have not found it. However, there is some media coverage, current as of the day I am writing this. ABC13 News out of Asheville NC has some coverage dated November 19th that may be found here, there have been smokey conditions along nearby highways. Rainfall Tuesday night into Wednesday November 30th may help firefighters as the work to contain the fire.

Here is a video report that I found on YouTube from WSPA 7News dated November 29th reporting on the Hurricane Ridge Fire.

Direct link to video from WSPA 7News on YouTube

Reflections: 2016 Chimney2Fire Gaitlinburg Tennesse

There is hardly a day that passes when I do not about wildland fires on the ground with the support of aviation resources. Today is no exception. While I often think about areas in California that have seen major wildfires this time of year, in part due to the Santa Anna winds, wildfires can happen elsewhere. I recall the Chimney2 Fire that burned over 17,000 acres killing 14 people in the Great Smokey Mountains in Tennessee and Gatlinburg Tennessee, see my December 2 and December 5, 2016 articles. Today I pause and remember all those who died in that fire, those who lost homes, and the wildland firefighters on the ground supported by aviation resources.

On a personal note, I have not been the Great Smokeys in Tennessee, but I have been the Great Smokies in western North Carolina and can appreciate the rough terrain and the challenges this terrain poses to wildland firefighters.

Direct link to article from WBIR Channel 10

2021 wildfire season: Grindstone Fire NC (Pilot Mt. Surry County): final update

According to this December 2nd evening update from the North Carolina Forest Service, the Grindstone Fire in Pilot Mountain State Park (Surry County) NC has burned 1,050 acres and is at 90 percent containment. The fire was caused by a camp fire in an undesignated area (see this Dec 2nd press release from the NC Forest Service)

Direct link to video on YouTube uploaded by WAVY TV 10

2021 wildfire season: Grindstone Fire (Pilot Mt., NC) Update (Dec 1st)

With the intent of writing a follow-up article about the wildfire that is still currently burning on Pilot Mountain, in Pilot Mountain State Park (Surry County, NC), I went to the North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) Webpage to see what additional information I could find out. It did not take me long to find the name of this fire, Grindstone Fire. I first found what I thought was the fire on Pilot Mountain on their map, but as I am not familiar with their geography, I wanted some more confirmation. I found this press release from the North Caroline Forest Service (dated November 30th) with information about the Grindstone Fire, satisfying me that the Grindstone Fire is burning on Pilot Mountain in Surry County, NC. According to the aforementioned NCFS press release, the fire had burned 1,050 acres and is at 20 percent containment as of 3PM on November 30, 2021.

Direct link to video on YouTube from WFMYNews2

2021 wildfire season: Pilot Mountain NC

 Thanks to my friends at the daily videos posted by the NJFFS SectionB10, I learned of a wildfire burning in Pilot Mountain State Park in Surry County NC. According to WXII12, the fire was first reported on Saturday, November 27th; three to four hundred acres have burned to to date. "Jimmy Holt, of the North Carolina Forest Service, said crews are putting containment lines at the base of the mountain and letting the fire burn downhill, all while securing structures (November 29th, WXII12 report). I never know how long links to reports on broadcast media will remain active, but the link is active as I write this and I suspect it will be active for while longer.

Here are is a video report from FOX8 WGHP

Direct link to video from Fox8 WGHP on YouTube

2019 wildfire season: NJFFS crews deployed to VA (November 21st)

To the best of my knowledge, the 20 person New Jersey State Forest Fire Service that was deployed to the Kennedy Peak Fire on or about November 17th, see my November 18th article    , is still working the Kennedy Peak Fire . The fire has burned 730 acres and is at 75 percent containment. Photos of the fire may be on found on this inciweb photo page. 

According to this ABC3 WHSV report   the fire is burning in remote, steep, and rugged terrain; wildland firefighters have to hike 3.5 miles to get to the control lines. 

I do not know if any aerial resources are being used in the fire. No residential areas are threatened. 

I know that the NJFFS crew continues to hard to help contain the fire. Your work is appreciated and you honor New Jersey by your work. 

2019 wildfire season: New Jersey Forest Fire Service crews deployed to Virginia

Yesterday, one of my friends told me that the New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) was deployed a twenty person crew over the weekend to the Kennedy Peak Fire in Virginia. As I write this the Kennedy Peak fire has burned 411 acres in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Page and Shenandoah Counties, near Roanoke, Virginia. It is at twenty percent containment. I understand that the fire grew from a little over 100 acres to 411 acres over the weekend due to high winds. The fire is burning in rugged terrain. The fire was first reported on Thursday afternoon, November 14th. More information about the Kennedy Peak fire may be found on this inciweb page. A news report with a video about the fire may be found at WHSV3.

I am very proud of the NJFFS crew working the Kennedy Peak Fire, you honor New Jersey with your service. Stay safe.

I do not know how long the NJFFS crew will be deployed to the Kennedy Peak Fire. Deployments are usually for a maximum of two weeks.

Screen shot obtained on 11/18/19 from https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6660/#

2019 wildfire season: A sampling of wildfire activity in U.S. lower 48: May 29

We in the east and central portions of the United States are seeing an active weather pattern with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, even in New Jersey. I hope that all are safe and heeding any warnings from your National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office whether they be fire related or for flash flooding, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Stay safe and be weather aware!

I am making this post and hoping to be offline before a severe thunderstorm to my west passes through my area within the next 45 minutes. We are under a tornado watch through 8 PM tonight. This is the second day in a row where we have been under a tornado watch, this is unusual for us in New Jersey and adjoining areas. So, I have to be quick to finish this up before the thunderstorm hits, I will update this post later today after the storm passes.

I was wondering about wildfire activity in the lower 48 of the United States. I'll get to that in a moment. I do know that of May 23rd that IMETs, aka Incident Meteorologists have yet to be deployed to wildfires in 2019 (see the May 23rd comment from the NWS IMET office on their May 6th Facebook Post. When I last checked the NWS IMET office Facebook page before writing this post, there were no posts about IMET deployments, however there may well be IMET deployments that I do not know about.

I read nothing into the face that there have been no IMET deployments as of May 23rd. All this could change very quickly and I suspect that in a month the situation will have changed. With that in mind, I was wondering about wildfire activity in the lower 48 states of the U.S. So, I went to Inciweb. What I share here, about four wildfires, is only a sampling of wildfire activity in the lower 48. There are likely wildfires that I do not know about.

Memorial Fire, Francis Mario National Forest, South Carolina: 1,300 acres, 85 percent containment, no structures threatened. Date of origin, May 26th.

Castolon fire, Big Bend National Park, Texas: fire started in Mexico on May 21st and jumped the Rio Grande River into Texas at Big Bend National Park on May 2nd quickly burning 944 acres, no fire growth since May 24th. Extensive damage of some park structures near Castolon (historic barracks, visitor's center and restrooms, store). Fire is 85 percent contained.

Mill Fire near Crown King, Arizona: 179 acres at 75 percent containment. last update on Inciweb was on May 8th, no growth anticipated.

Maroon fire near Flagstaff, Arizona: 100 acres, caused by lightning, date of origin was May 16th, last update on May 27th, no containment information.

IMETs save lives.

Stay safe everyone.