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THREE-DOZEN WILDFIRES BURNING IN PARTS OF ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, COLORADO, CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND GEORGIA June 2011 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA
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THREE-DOZEN WILDFIRES BURNING IN PARTS OF ARIZONA,
NEW MEXICO, COLORADO, CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND
GEORGIA
June 2011
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of
North Carolina, USA
JUNE HAS TURNED OUT TO BE “2011’s FIRE SEASON” IN THE WEST
Exacerbated by high temperatures, high winds, and recent drought, more than 1.2 million acres have been burned.
Some of Arizona’s eleven wildfires that burned over one-half million acres, may have been started by illegal immigrants.
EVACUATIONS
• About 10,000 Arizonans were forced to evacuate their homes as wildfires consumed large parts of the state.
• Some people refused to evacuate.
ARIZONA: JUNE 8, 2011
ARIZONA’S WATER WHEEL FIRE
ARIZONA’S WATER WHEEL FIRE
TAKING A BRIEF BREAK
ARIZONA’S WILD HORSE FIRE
SETTTING A “BURN OUT” ZONE TO ELIMINATE FUEL
ARIZONA’S MONUMENT FIRE: JUNE 16
WORKING THE MONUMENT WILDFIRE
• About 1,000 firefighters from across the USA were on the lines, and hundreds of state and local police and others were simultaneously facilitating evacuation and meeting the needs of the people.
ARIZONA’S MONUMENT FIRE: JUNE 19
SKY CRANE DROPPING WATER NEAR RATAN, NM; JUNE 17
HIGH WINDS
• Winds of 30 mph that gusted to 50 mph on the ridges hindered firefighting from the air as well as on the ground, increasing the time needed to achieve significant containment.
