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China Peak 6589 - Galiuro, AZ
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| Volunteer | 7.80 Miles |
1,894 AEG |
| | Volunteer | 7.80 Miles | 9 Days | | |
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| no partners | | Oak fire / The Galiuro mountains
(just noted time discrepancy, my posted times are when saved, see right lower corners for true snipped times)
In first pics Note lack of substantive fuel anywhere near claimed “ lightning” ignition point (June 17) stated to be burning in“Brush and timber” from day one (pic 1+2). Fire claimed to spread only east (directly into the wind, away from forest boundary’s, and away from progressively better fuel down wind.) Progression of hot spots/fire defy natural fire behavior, claimed ignition is labeled WLF. Added "grass understory" to Fuels Involved 6/23 six days in. Fire migrates west and south while wind blows between east to north to this day if at all.
On 6/25 finally post a fire perimeter but show more hot spots out of the fire than in it?? posts show two clear rounds of aerial incineration drops on virtually still day seen by strait plume http://hikearizona.com/photo=426316 yet crew report "Fire is giving crews a fit today!” . Hot spots go from 16 to 36 then into the 50's. advancing the fire over 2 miles south of posted perimeter and 3 miles wide and infilling it.
Also on 6/25 an admission on inciweb “Last night aerial ignition (fuel-filled spheres which ignite upon impact with the ground, dropped from a helicopter) occurred along a ridgeline in the Kennedy Peak area.”
Don't animals have it hard enough escaping natural fire lines without being carpet bombed by design. Animal running in circles till they drop from the smoke or heat prostration, they can't find a way out or get to their water as the foliage around the water is targeted.
The Galiuros mountains have many natural/physical and weather barriers that have protected sanctuary’s within them for thousands of years. Areas are compartmentalize by many fire barriers like exposed rock, grasslands, and internal deserts and a complex formation. But non of it's natural barriers can protect it from a relentless infilling aerial incineration assaults on the oasis-es when the resource is at it's driest and fire is most damaging. Carelessly destroying history, beauty and life that cannot regenerate, billing us million to billions for the service they call “Management”.
Controlled burns and mechanical treatments are relatively expensive. WildFire is the Forest Services (FS) golden goose. With the advent of Aerial ignition (fuel-filled spheres/look like ping pong balls that ignite on impact ) fires have grown exponentially in recent years. FS is paid per wildfire acre claimed burned, so the inducement is to not do controlled burns and literally extend wildfires as much as possible and fudge all the #s up. They also get reclamation moneys based on the area burned too.
Southern AZ has forests referred to as Sky Islands (SI) that are mountains surrounded by deserts. Due to the surrounding dry environment their ecosystem is quite fragile as there is No ecosystem infill option. Indigenous species generally can't live in the surrounding desert and the desert can't help repopulate or rebuild the Sky Islands(SI) flora ecosystem. Genocide is a real possibility in a dry hot fire. Example is most of the once massive Ponderosa canopy of the Mazatzal Mountains cannot rebuild due to it's full loss and climate. Most of that mountains ecosystem previous to the fire will never regenerate.
The only rational (though illegitimate) argument for propagating a Sky Island “Wildfire” during the hottest and driest month of the year is if your getting paid for it. |
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