All Entries Tagged With: "Forest Fire"
Seven Tips for Starting a Campfire
Fire making is an essential survival and backcountry skill, and like any skill, you need some basic knowledge and lots of practice! Here is video and a few tips to help you get that campfire going.
Mt Lemmon Fire Update #2
According to the Forest Service office, the Guthrie Fire is now 65% contained and has burned over 4,800 acres. They are still treating it as a prescribed burn and have an engine and two crews assigned to keep it under control. They are calling in a helicopter as needed. I was told that none of [...]
Mt Lemmon Fire Update #1
The Guthrie Fire has burned over 2500 acres so far. Fire fighters & Forest Service officials view it as a beneficial fire and are letting it burn excess undergrowth while keeping it within prescribed boundaries. The Arizona Trail in the vicinity was closed for safety. There is not a lot of information about this fire [...]
Mt Lemmon Fire
Lightening storms in northeast Tucson ignited a fire on the east side of Mt Lemmon between Guthrie Mountain and the Reddington Pass. According to earlier news reports the fire has burned over 2000 acres and is only 10% contained, as of Friday afternoon.
