The Wildfires thread

[The Ghostbuster]

If you're going to Arizona, steer clear of Greer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greer,_Arizona. As you may already know, a fire has erupted near there: (https://ktar.com/arizona-wildfire-news/greer-fire-update-may-18/5705202/; https://www.google.com/maps/place/Greer,+AZ+85927/@34.0066685,-109.4613685,22374m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x872618b8213ae7d5:0xf2d74cab3845aa98!8m2!3d34.0099699!4d-109.4585246!16s%2Fm%2F0488kt1?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D. There has been a man from Flagstaff arrested for arson, which is fortunate: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2025/05/18/flagstaff-man-arrested-in-connection-with-starting-3-wildland-fires/83713223007/.

[Max Rockatansky]

Greer usually has some sort of fire related evacuation every couple years. Ponderosa Pine tends to burn easily during the dry season.

[bing101]

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/30/nx-s1-5417913/canadian-wildfires-emergency-smoke-us

A wildfire is being reported in Manitoba.

[oscar]

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/30/nx-s1-5417913/canadian-wildfires-emergency-smoke-us

A wildfire is being reported in Manitoba.

Common for summertime in northwestern Canada, not just Manitoba. Not real newsworthy.

Wildfires have messed with my past travels in western Canada, and might do so again this summer. But the upcoming Winnipeg meet is probably safe, since many of the people evacuated from northern Manitoba communities are being sent to Winnipeg.

[bing101]

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/30/nx-s1-5417913/canadian-wildfires-emergency-smoke-us

A wildfire is being reported in Manitoba.

Common for summertime in northwestern Canada, not just Manitoba. Not real newsworthy.



Wildfires have messed with my past travels in western Canada, and might do so again this summer. But the upcoming Winnipeg meet is probably safe, since many of the people evacuated from northern Manitoba communities are being sent to Winnipeg.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/raging-canadian-wildfires-trigger-air-quality-warnings-across-upper-midwest

True too. 

[The Ghostbuster]

I counted 20 wildfires on Google Maps in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan: The Caribou Lake Wildfire, the Ditch02 Wildfire, the Kiskatinaw Wildfire, the Lynn Lake Wildfire, the Flin Flon Wildfire, the Kenora Wildfire, the NO005 Wildfire, the NO006 Wildfire, the Mercole Wildfire, the Nopiming Provincial Park Wildfire, the Pelican 2 Wildfire, the Peers Wildfire, the Pisew Wildfire, the Red Earth East Complex Wildfire, Sherridon Wildfire, the Shoe Wildfire, the Sosua Creek Wildfire, the Swan Hills Wildfire, the Wanless Wildfire, and the Wolf Wildfire. It seems like all of Canada is burning up!

[bing101]

The Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba wildfires effects are directly connected to bad air quality issues in the eastern half of Canada. One would think a wildfire in Western Canada would have no direct effects in Eastern Canada but thats not the case here. One would think Toronto has a wildfire directly in their city in the same way whenever a wildfire happens in Los Angeles then the entire county gets an air quality alert. 

[bing101]

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/smoke-canadian-wildfires-hits-air-quality-us-midwest-northeast-rcna212696

Here is more on  the wildfires in western Canada.

[bing101]

https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2025/06/16/20-acre-brush-fire-prompts-evacuations-threatens-structures-in-bonsall/

San Diego reports a wildfire in the Bonsall area.

[bing101]

Idaho firefighters shot at while responding to blaze, governor says - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/idaho-firefighters-shot-while-responding-blaze-governor-says-2025-06-29/

[The Ghostbuster]

The location of the shooting is also on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/@47.7368315,-116.7425649,43643m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYyMy4yIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D. What is this world coming to?

[Amaury]

Another article I read said it's believed the fire was started intentionally to lure emergency personnel to ambush them.

[Scott5114]

Sounds about right for Coeur d'Alene.

[The Ghostbuster]

Now there is a Mandalay Fire in Riverside, California, a Lake Fire north of San Bernadino, and a Wolf Fire south of Banning: https://www.google.com/maps/@34.093327,-117.4496242,85306m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYyNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D. It makes me wonder if the entire Los Angeles Metropolitan Area is going to burn to a cinder.

[Scott5114]

Eyeballing Cal Fire maps...The Mandalay fire appears to just be burning some undeveloped land near the Santa Ana River. The Lake fire is on the opposite side of the mountains from San Bernardino.

Writing off the entirety of Southern California over these fires would be hysterical behavior.

[gonealookin]

Eyeballing Cal Fire maps...The Mandalay fire appears to just be burning some undeveloped land near the Santa Ana River. The Lake fire is on the opposite side of the mountains from San Bernardino.

Writing off the entirety of Southern California over these fires would be hysterical behavior.

I was at a minor league baseball game in San Bernardino on Saturday evening.  There had been a big plume of smoke from the Lake Fire in the late afternoon.  The ballpark is close to the San Bernardino airport, which was being used as the base for the aircraft dropping the retardant, and it was kind of cool to watch the planes, both jets and prop-driven, take off every few minutes and make the turn toward the mountains.

By sunset Saturday that plume of smoke was pretty much gone, and I didn't see any smoke at all as I drove north on I-15 yesterday.  These aren't all ragers that cover many square miles and burn intensely for days.  The last report I see on the Lake Fire says 483 acres and 15% contained, but the containment figure is just the perimeter they've put a final extinguishment line around.  Full extinguishment is probably some time down the road, but that doesn't mean it's likely to spread very much more.

[bing101]

https://apnews.com/article/fireworks-warehouse-explosion-california-1047354701b97a34ef084542f32d0d8e

Here's a fireworks explosion in Yolo County, California that is creating a wildfire scare in the Sacramento area and with reports of missing people in this blast. 

[bing101]

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/wildfire-in-central-california/3906994/

A wildfire is reported in San Luis Obispo County. 

[Scott5114]

https://apnews.com/article/fireworks-warehouse-explosion-california-1047354701b97a34ef084542f32d0d8e

Here's a fireworks explosion in Yolo County, California that is creating a wildfire scare in the Sacramento area and with reports of missing people in this blast.

ESPARTO, Calif. (AP) — Seven people were missing Wednesday following an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in rural Northern California...

The cause of the explosion was under investigation.

This is just a guess, but I'm thinking it might be the fireworks.

[bing101]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/madre-fire-becomes-california-largest-143322443.html


Here is an update on the Madre fire in San Luis Obispo county, California.

[bing101]

https://www.ksby.com/san-luis-obispo/city-of-san-luis-obispo-adopts-new-fire-hazard-severity-zones-property-owners-under-new-requirements

Here is another response related to wildfires in San Luis Obispo county. 

[cl94]

The past week or so has not been kind to the Mountain West, with a ton of major fire starts.

The South Rim Fire, northeast of Montrose, CO, has burned a significant portion of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, including most of the developed south rim area. https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/cobcp-south-rim

Down in Arizona, there are two big ones north of the Colorado River. The White Sage Fire sparked south of Fredonia around midweek and has been racing east. US 89A is closed between Fredonia and its southeastern end in Bitter Springs. As of now, the fire is around 20,000 acres. More of an immediate risk to property and cultural resources is the Dragon Bravo fire on the Grand Canyon north rim, which jumped containment lines yesterday and burned many of the north rim operations and maintenance facilities. Not much is known about the extent of damage yet, but I have seen multiple reports from NPS employees that the wastewater treatment plant, maintenance gas station, and many ranger residences have burned.