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Wild Fire Reports The #GreerFire is wrecking havoc in Greer, Arizona, and vicinity. Some of the worst winds of Fire Season 2025 blew up the fire after is was reported to Springerville Dispatch at 10:7 AM today. Wind....

Here's our first report on the #GreerFire.

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Interested in the #BryceFire? We have put up 18 posts (so far) about the Bryce Fire. It's quite likely there will be many more. Our main page is here:

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Our very first post explaining how the fire got its name is here:

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Wild Fire Reports The Rutledge Airborne motto is "No Fail Precision". Casa Grande-based Rutledge's SEAT Pilots have been busy proving the company motto in the past few days. On April 24, a Rutledge "3-ship" attacked.....

A shout out to Rutledge Airborne's 3-ship SEATs for their role in stopping forward progress of the #MasonFire today near Old Bisbee, Arizona.

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Wild Fire Reports The #StrongholdFire burned area was revised yesterday to 2,000 acres. 246 personnel are now assigned to the Stronghold including four Hot Shot crews: Aravaipa, Globe, Mesa and Silver City. Rice's...

Here's our first Tuesday post on the #StrongholdFire in SE Arizona:

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Wild Fire Reports The #StrongholdFire appears to have expanded farther east of Arizona's Dragoon Mountains into the platted area of the sprawling Sunsites development. ALWAYS bear in mind NASA FIRMS data can be very.....

Report #2 on the #StrongholdFire in Southeastern Arizona:

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Wild Fire Reports The #StrongholdFire is burning in the east foothills of the Dragoon Mountains west of Sunsites, Arizona. The wild fire was logged into Arizona Dispatch records at 11:27 AM (AZ Time) 28APR25. At...

Here's our first report on the #StrongholdFire burning in Souttheastern Arizona:

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Wild Fire Reports The #SlateFire was reported to Phoenix Dispatch at 10:06 AM 26APR25. It apparently ignited on or close to the right shoulder of the southbound lanes of AZ State Route 87 @ 33.961067 --111.397202....

The #SlateFire ignited 26APR25 beside #Arizona State Route 87 about 4 mi. north of Mt. Ord. #AZFire Here's our first report on the new start:

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⚠️ Extreme fire conditions today across New Mexico with southwest wind gusts of 50-65 mph and very low relative humidity. If any fire starts, it could spread rapidly. Stay aware today. #NMFire #NMwx

Another indication #Arizona #wildfire season is about to heat up is April 10th arrival from Lake City, Florida, of VLAT DC-10 T914 "Chile Nacho" @ KIWA. Erickson MD-87 LAT T106 has been in AZ since 22MAR25. T106 flew a mission on #RedingtonFire 29MAR & has been pre-po'd @ KFHU since then.

#Arizona #wildfire season is about to begin. #Phoenix HI Fri. was 101°, a new record. We watch Tonto Basin RAWS. Fuel temp was 107° Fri. with fuel moisture down to 3%. Humidity to 3%. Tonto Basin gives good look at Cent. AZ conditions. Red Flag 2day. Wind gust to 20's
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For some folks, nothing looks better than an IMSR reporting ALL #wildfires in an area as 100% contained! Talk about Good News! Since the Nat'l PL level is One, the IMSR is now only being released every Friday. Personnel assigned in SACC are now only 216, ~90% less than the recent peak.

Looks like the Carolina #wildfires are going to get some heavy rain in the coming week. This is the 7-day QPF and you can learn more about it here:

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#TableRockFire remains #1 priority. #BlackCoveFire & #DeepWoodsFire moved down while #BigRidgeFire is now #2 and #RattleSnakeBranch is #3. Half of Top 6 #wildfires 4cast 2B contained by weekend. All six said to be exhibiting "minimal" #wildfire behavior. Combined cost of 6 is approx $16.5-million.

Top 6 #wildfires looking good. That's what a little rain will do. 4 fires reduced personnel. Containment %-ages rose. "Minimal" fire behavior common to all of Top 6. Combined cost is nearing $14-million. All of Top 6 fires are forecast to be contained this month

Wild Fire Reports Today we'd like to talk about the #BullFire on the #SanCarlosApache Reservation near Bylas, AZ. The Bull ignited and burned in the heavily-vegetated Gila River Channel. Primary fuel for The Bull...

In any given year we try to focus soely on #Arizona #wildfires. The 2025 #wildfire season in the Desert SW is just now beginning. Drought & dry fuels are certain to support a fierce, widespread fire season. Here's our report on The #BullFire with regard to NASA FIRMS data.

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Top 6 #wildfires in Southern Area now have a combined cost of almost $11-million. All 6 are said 2B exhibiting "minimal" fire behavior. 5 fires expected to be contained B4 mid-April. ALl 6 showing decent containment %-ages. #BlackCoveFire is 93% contained. 1,329 personnel are assigned to the Top 6

Note the 0%-ages in SW #NewMexico. That area includes the Gila National Forest--one of the most #wildfire prone sectors of the State. 3 of NM's Top 5 largest fires in history were in the Gila Nat'l Forest.

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#NorthCarolina is lucky to have Ethan Clark (@ethangclark02.bsky.social) forecasting #NCwx. Ethan's Facebook has 669,000 Followers! He's the Real Deal & one of The Best we've ever seen. We did a blog article about him the other day. His story is sweet!

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"Minimal" is a word you really want to see in the IMSR. Four of the Top 6 #wildfires are exhibiting Minimal fire behavior. The other 2 #wildfire are "Moderate". This is Very Good News. Today's additional precip will help keep fires in check. SACC personnel assigned reduced by about 10% Sunday.

The Table Rock Complex fires, the air you breathe, and your health Smoke from the fires at Table Rock Mountain and Persimmon Ridge are filling the air with particles and gases. Health officials advise evacuating or staying inside with a filtered HVAC system, especial...

“We don't see significant condition changes that will decrease the wildfire threat during the month of April or potentially into May,” #SouthCarolina State Forester Scott Phillips said. “So, this is going to be a long season for us.”

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#NewMexico facing critcal fire danger during Red Flag conditions. Wind gusts into 30's by evening. #NMwx is hard hit by drought & dry fuels. For example, MAGDALENA, NM RAWS fuel moisture is 4-5%. Use #WatchDuty to track #wildfires activity.
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Top 6 #wildfires in Southern Area have 62% of area's personnel assigned. Combined cost of Top 6 said to be over $6-million, up $2-million from Sat. total. Total burned area= 26K ac. 124 engines are on duty in the Top 6. All 6 expected to be contained in Apr. #wildfire #NorthCarolina #SouthCarolina

Based on the #SaddlebrookeFire, it's obviously time to change our focus to #Arizona fires. We will continue summaries of Incident Management morning reports but no longer delve into the innards of various SACC incidents. THANK YOU for your support for our BlueSky account. #wildfire #wildfires

California’s Growing Fuel And Wildfire Problem. A Conversation With Zeke Lunder. Fuels mitigation and prescribed fire are key to the solution.

I did an interview with The Hotshot Wakeup podcast a couple weeks ago, published today.
We talked about the complexities of trying to stay ahead of vegetation management in any place which grows vegetation as well as California.

"The greatest wildfire potential is in the southeast and the southern Plains, and will be significant into April in most of Texas and parts of New Mexico and Arizona, as well as several southeastern states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center." HT to @bcwildfirewkly.bsky.social!

Thank You! We call that phenomena "Fresh Eyes". 'Tis Best to see our world with Fresh Eyes Always & ALL Ways. Let us not be stewed in our old views. Let us reach our Vision Forward to see our World With Fresh Eyes!

Chain Draggers are among lowest forms of life. Friday a Neanderthal Chain Dragger started EIGHTEEN fires in a 20-mi. stretch of AZ SR79 between Oracle Jct. & Florence, AZ. Last report the 18 fires were "only" 287 ac. When will they learn? #wildfires #Arizona #AZwx #AzDFFM

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A big chunk of #NewMexico has The Big Red X on tomorrow for Critical Fire Danger. Let's hope everyone behaves & no one burns trash or uses a welder, torch, grinder, fireworks or exploding targets. Let's REALLY hope no one "drags chains". NO excuse for Draggin' Chains!

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We've become a big Fan Boy of N401AJ Pilot Earl Watters. When he's not flying CH-47 Chinook T1 helicopters, Earl's a paid Old West gunfighter in Tombstone, AZ. Earl's quite a Showman & produces great, SHORT videos. Here's his "History of Boomer". #Wildfires #Asheville

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The Red Flag Warning is back to West #Texas and a big chunk of #NewMexico Most resources are in east half of SACC. ~16 SEATS, 6 Fire Boss, 3 T1 heli & 2 LATs are available today in Texas. Wind Gusts in Red Flag area definitely picking up by later Saturday.

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