@outdoor_lover Coconino is not particularly dry currently. High elevation pine forests are still living off a pretty good winter. CNF typically manages the Red Rock District differently than the higher elevation districts. While RR entered restrictions earlier than the rest of the forest this year,...

@big_load

Not only is it not a priority, afaik it's not even being considered!

@LosDosSloFolks The Cook County Assessor's office is all good though

A helicopter has crashed fighting this fire.
https://www.paysonroundup.com/news/fore ... 75c05.html

@big_load Nothing about Covid is simple. It's a serious virus and definitely constitutes a health emergency. Unfortunately, it is rare for a media organization to disseminate data in a way that paints a picture of all the relevant factors (or even more than just one!). While Arizona has now surpass...

@Alston_Neal
Something like that. Strong inversion layer in the cold spots, and not sure of the direction, but winds in Doney Park kept the warm air at the surface.

Bellemont is often very cold on dry nights. Doney is often breezy on the leeward side of the peaks.

NWS Flag posted a graphic this morning showing temps at 4:30am in the Flagstaff area. Fascinating results. Bellemont 35 Fort Valley 34 Airport 43 Downtown 59 Doney Park 71 A 25 degree difference in 7 miles between Fort Valley and downtown. (400 feet lower elevation) A 37 degree difference in 13 mile...

While we're rebuilding the Flagstaff road system, can I request a new high-speed interchange directly from I-40 to the 89 east of town? Preferably with an underground tunnel that bypassess the entire Flagstaff Mall area and reemerges somewhere north of Doney Park.

Southbound 180 traffic backed up at the 66 light causes congestion in the adjacent neighborhood and downtown streets.
Eastbound/Northbound traffic at that same intersection only causes congestion on the already messy main thoroughfare, which they probably care much less about.

Greenlee County AZ (where there are a grand total of 18 cases) Clarification: most of the reported numbers are accumulated totals, not currently active cases. In the case of Greenlee County, as of yesterday, there are 13 active cases, 12 recovered cases, and 1 death, for a reported total for the co...

@Nighthiker
which further begs the question where the 4k post came from earlier today.

@rwstorm
Is this sarcasm? Or did it transition to another team before the "second phase" of the Bighorn Fire?

@Mountain_Rat
because there's nobody here under 40

@LosDosSloFolks You’re too young to remember ... but this place was once policed by someone with one of the best senses of humor I’ve ever encountered. Alas, times change...

@LosDosSloFolks
Looks like he might be related to one I rescued. He didn’t really like getting a bath, but what dog does?

@Sredfield I’ve heard this from several different sources for more than two weeks now. (Notably not from the forest itself).

If it’s what they determine to be the best course of action, they should have just done it two weeks ago. IMO

Tonto has re-closed recreation areas due to the increase in covid positive numbers in Arizona. The link has a list of specific sites affected, but it is primarily campgrounds and some lakeside recreation areas near Roosevelt.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/tonto/al ... ?aid=59691

@DmN
info source, please.

This is an excellent fire story map for Bighorn:
https://nifc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSe ... b49cfd27f8

@sam_hikes So can Tonto NF sue Toyota for suppression costs?