Can't They Put That Fire Out? (Tucson, Oro Valley: neighborhood, moving to, backyard)

[509]

Nope, they can’t put out that fire UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS change.

This is not Hollywood, it is real life. The energy release on moving wild land fires is immense.

There is no way to put them out, UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS change.

On this and a host of other issues....the world doesn’t follow a Hollywood script or TV reporting.

Nope, you can’t decide that you don’t like a fire and want it put out an hour later.
Nope, you can’t decide that you don’t like a pandemic and want it to end tomorrow.

Yeah, I know that we put a man on the moon in 1969, but we can’t do that anymore. So the argument “if we can put a man on the moon, we can do......”

Just be happy that a corporation based in America has finally put a man in low earth orbit, after almost a decade of writing checks to the Russians.

Science is hard and requires an investment that we in the US have been unwilling to make in since 1990.

[recycled]

I was just out for a very early morning 35 mile bike ride. I left my east side apartment and headed south on Kolb past the air force base to Valencia, then west past the air museum and TUS airport to the Santa Cruz River bike path, then north to downtown and home via the University and 3rd Street. Overnight, the wind has been blowing lightly from the south, so there was no smoke visible from the south or east side of town. When I got close to downtown, I could see smoke on the west side of the Catalinas and hanging over Oro Valley area.

The one thing that might help the fire situation is if the wind blows the fire back towards areas that it has already burned. Then the fire might run out of fuel. Either way, nature is in charge of this situation more than any army of fire fighting crews or equipment.

[tijlover]

Despite the damage, wild animals displaced, I must say, looking out at the mountains today, from Grant/Swan, there's a red exposed area running down the mountain which really looks attractive and colorful.

Having lived in Las Vegas for 22 years I grew to love the denuded mountains around that city, devoid of vegetation. What would you expect from 3-4 inches of precip. a year!

[Marcy1210]

I have friends east of Oracle in the La Reserve area who were on Set for a couple of days, and another friend near the Golder Ranch GO area.

Catalina Foothills area at Swan and Ina was at GO in the beginning, so it is moving north.

I'm far enough west that the smoke didn't get us, but you can see it lay down at night. The active burn areas are now further inland, so at night I can't see too much of the fire as I did the first several days, but you can see the smoke plumes so you know where the fire is.

DC-10's were coming overhead regularly Thursday and Friday, but their flight pattern is different today. Winds are sill brisk , humidity ,3% and the temperature is 105.

The Forest Service says they think they'll have the fire contained by June 25th. This is the worst weather possible in which to fight a wildfire.

[Finper]

Originally Posted by Marcy1210

I have friends east of Oracle in the La Reserve area who were on Set for a couple of days, and another friend near the Golder Ranch GO area.

Catalina Foothills area at Swan and Ina was at GO in the beginning, so it is moving north.

I'm far enough west that the smoke didn't get us, but you can see it lay down at night. The active burn areas are now further inland, so at night I can't see too much of the fire as I did the first several days, but you can see the smoke plumes so you know where the fire is.

DC-10's were coming overhead regularly Thursday and Friday, but their flight pattern is different today. Winds are sill brisk , humidity ,3% and the temperature is 105.

The Forest Service says they think they'll have the fire contained by June 25th. This is the worst weather possible in which to fight a wildfire.

I live at La Reserve and the apt complex is half empty. The fire seems pretty much stalled north of me. I wish it would rain

[grmi66]

The fire appears to have shifted and is heading up Romero Canyon. Which is bad because that is a straight shot up to Summerhaven. Looks like they have alerted residents of Summerhaven to be ready to bug out tonight.

[Windwalker2]

Here's a map with Set areas marked
https://pimamaps.maps.arcgis.com/app...608f80dc3f346b


It looks like they have little to no control over it even after a week.

[tijlover]

I thought the fire was contained, and then I see a fire path coming down the south side of the mountain last night. Those poor displaced animals!

[grmi66]

Originally Posted by tijlover

I thought the fire was contained, and then I see a fire path coming down the south side of the mountain last night. Those poor displaced animals!

It's only 40% contained. Won't be out until the first wet monsoon storm hits would be my guess.

[tijlover]

Horrors of horrors! Not until the monsoon season?

I talked to a neighbor who was here during that last fire and there was wildlife animals coming into the neighborhoods even as far away as Swan/Grant/Craycroft.

I can only imagine what it'll be like for those living in the Catalina Foothills!