Here we go. High temperatures and droughted forests. Infernos. You could melt a battleship.

The fire is estimated to be about 9000 acres and there is no public report from the National Interagency Fire Center.

The area has to be evacuated of people and crew. The fire is not dependable in it's character. It is too dry THROUGHOUT and there is no containing anything.

The fire is creating it's own winds and environmental conditions. It is not predictable. A perimeter has to be set up at a significant distance to actually put a dent in it. 

If a fire creates it's own wind and the entire area is dry as a bone, the sparks are guaranteed to fly in directions and set their own backfires. That doesn't mean a fire crew doesn't set up a perimeter.

By Jackee Coe, Laurie Merrill and Michelle Ye Hee Lee The Republic

Mon Jul 1, 2013 12:11 AM

 

Arizona forestry(click here) officials confirmed Sunday night that 19 firefighters have died in the Yarnell Hill Fire that has ripped through half of the town, sent residents to Prescott for safety and given the state its biggest ever wildfire firefighter tragedy.

“It’s a dark day,” said Mike Reichling, Arizona State Forestry Division spokesman.

Reichling said the 19 firefighters were found in an area that also had 19 fire shelters deployed. Some of those found were inside a shelter, which is typically used as a last resort to withstand the fire as it blows over. Some of the crew members were found outside the shelters....