Close up look at Bighorn Burn Scar Area
Close up look at Bighorn Burn Scar Area
The Bighorn Fire burned through thousands of acres of land and pushed dangerously close to structures.
BEHIND BY THE BIGHORN FIRE --IN THE CATALIANA MOUNTAINS.TODAY -- NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SBRIAN BRENNAN WENT TO THE BURNSCAR AREA -- AND HAS THECONCERNS OF OFFICIALS -- INTHE AFTERMATH OF THE WILDFIRE.THE BIGHORN FIRE BURNED THROUGHTHOUSANDS OF ACRES OF LAND ANDPUSHED DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TOSTRUCTURES.
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DAN LEADEMT.
LEMMON FIRE DEPARTMENT(BROWN LEAVES AND FIRE STATIONPUSH) 55-1:01 WE STAYED HEREAND FOUGHT AS LONG AS WE COULDAND I THINK WHAT WE DID HELPEDSAVE OUR STATION.
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LEMMONFIRE DEPARTMENT CAPTAIN DANLEADE BRIEFED THE MEDIA& WHILEWE GOT OUR FIRST LOOK AT THEBURN SCAR AREA.
IN MANY SPOTS&THE WILDFIRE CHARRED THEGROUND AND BROWNED THE TREES.CAPT.
DAN LEADE MT.
LEMMONFIRE DEPARTMENT ( BROWN LEAVESAND FIRE STATION PUSH ) 12-25THATS PART OF THAT LOWER TOMODERATE INTENSITY BURNS.WHERE YOU DONT SEE THE FULLRUNNING CROWN FIRE THAT NUKESEVERYTHING.
THEY GET SOMESURFACE BURNING.
IF THE TREESSURVIVES OR NOT REMAINS TO BESEEN.
IT IS WORTH POINTING OUTTHERE IS STILL A LOT OF GREEN&EVEN AROUND THE BURN SCAR.
BUTDESPITE THE TRANQUIL SCENE&THERE ARE NEW DANGERS LEFTBEHIND.
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DAN LEADE MT.LEMMON FIRE DEPARTMENT(MONSOON A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD)02-12 MONSOON IS A DOUBLEEDGED SWORD, WITH THE RAINBRINGS THE COOLING ANDSTOPPING OF THE FIRE, BUT THATALSO BRINGS UNINTENDED HAZARDSPEOPLE MAY NOT ASSOCIATE WITHFIRES THEMSELVES.
LESSVEGETATION AND DEAD TREESMEANS THERE THERE IS GREATERPOTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODINGAND MUDSLIDES& AND FALLINGTREES CAN KILL OR CAUSE POWEROUTAGES.
THESE CONCERNS WILLLAST THROUGH MONSOON AND VARYDEPENDING ON ELEVATION.
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LEMMON FIREDEPARTMENT (THANK THEHOTSHOTS) ELEVATION IMPACTS08-16 THE FLASH FLOODING WILLPROBABLY BE LOWER BUT THE TREEFALLS, TREES ON POWER LINESTHAT WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT OURCOMMUNITY.
OFFICIALS SAY MUCHOF THE FOREST LAND WILL BECLOSED UNTIL NOVEMBER& BUTTHEY WILL BE EVALUATINGHAZARDS ALONG CATALINA HIGHWAYTO GET THAT ROAD OPEN SOONER.CAPT.
DAN LEADE MT.
LEMMONFIRE DEPARTMENT (THANK THEHOTSHOTS) 21-31 WE LOVE THETOURISM, THE BENEFIT IT HAS TOTHE COMMUNITY, THE BUSINESSES,REALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A RETREATIN THE DESERT LIKE THIS IT ISSOMETHING EVERYONE SHOULD GETTO ENJOY AS SOON AS IT ISSAFE.
BRIAN BRENNAN KGUN NINEON YOUR SIDE.A GRANT -- HELPING OLDER
