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Fearing Fire, Flagstaff Cracks Down on Homeless in Forests

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:35:15 +0000

The southwest as a region has the highest number of homeless people in the nation.

A desperate economy and rising temperatures have forced more people who are homeless to take shelter in the cooler national forests, like the San Bernardino in southern California and the Coconino in northern Arizona. Forest officials are concerned -- more people in the woods means more wildfires.

Gladiator Fire Update

Zac Ziegler — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:50:06 +0000

The Gladiator fire has been ablaze for over three days, and has burned over 2,000 acres.

The good news is progress is being made. It is now 5% contained.

Winds continue to blow from the southeast through the Bradshaw Mountains, pushing the fire to the north and northwest.

This is slowing the spread towards Crown King, but expediting the spread towards the communication towers on Tower Mountain.

The National Weather Service is forecasting winds that will continue to gust over 25 miles per hour until at least Saturday.

Update on Gladiator Fire

Zac Ziegler — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:53:08 +0000

The Gladiator fire near the community of Crown King has more than doubled in size since Monday afternoon.

The fire now stands at more than 1,300 acres and is still at 0% containment.

The fire has more than doubled in size since last report.

This has led to the calling in of a Type I national incident management team.

A Type I team means a group of the most highly trained personnel are now on the scene managing the crisis.

A meeting will be held for all residents at 6 p.m tonight at Mayer High School.

Fire Danger High in Mountain West

Associated Press — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:04:04 +0000

Warm, windy weather is raising the fire danger in the Mountain West.

Red flag warnings were in effect Thursday for much of western Colorado and the San Luis Valley as well as parts of Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico.

In western Colorado, the National Weather Service said wind gusts could reach up to 35 mph before the threat is expected to subside Friday afternoon. Humidities are also expected to drop below 15 percent there, making it easier for fires to spread.