Status on the Monument fire

steveinaz
steveinaz Posts: 19,538
edited June 2011 in The Clubhouse
We've been told to stay in a "pre-evacuate" status, as the 45mph winds today not only fueled the fire, it prevented the borate planes from flying.

Carr Canyon is now on fire (as this thing moves northward) this is the canyon we camp at often. What a shame, it's beautiful up there.

No word yet, but I suspect the fort will call and tell us to stay home. For those familiar with the area, Ricardos Restaurant (the BEST Mexican food in the USA) is gone, as is Nick's place in Hereford.

We've got the truck packed with essentials, and I'll keep you all in the loop--The Monument Fire has a FACEBOOK page too, for the latest.

Thank you guys and gals for the well wishes and prayers---we'll be ok, so don't worry too much about it.

Steve & Bev
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited June 2011
    Not a fun situ dude :frown:, there's lot's of great folks that love music and animals too :smile:, big hugs and kisses to the Firefighters on the line!
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,240
    edited June 2011
    Too bad, Carr Canyon is a nice place. It looks like a dynamic situation on TV.

    We're here if you need us...

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2011
    Mesquite Tree restaurant is GONE. Damn.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited June 2011
    My thoughts are with you out there. Stay out of the smoke.
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited June 2011
    ****....This is terrible. I hope Fire gets under control soon...

    Good Luck to you all in the AZ!
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2011
    UPDATE:

    The Mesquite Tree LIVES! Got the real deal this morning as the 2 firefighters staying with us called and confirmed that the restaurant was OK. Jim said everything around it was scorched, but the "tree" was fine.
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,240
    edited June 2011
    Excellent. We'll have to go there next time we're in town!

    Wes
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2011
    I heard that John Mc Cain started that fire!:biggrin: Is it impacting the stands of saguaro cactus? That'd really suck in addition to everthing else!:frown:
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2011
    MUCH, MUCH BETTER DAY yesterday. They are getting the upper hand. Yesterday was the first day it didn't look like an active volcano.
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited June 2011
    Best of luck Steve.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    edited June 2011
    I have a aunt and uncle that live on Venado Trail in Sierra Vista and I was told they had to leave thier house yesterday, good luck to you all in Sierra Vista
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  • gdpeck
    gdpeck Posts: 840
    edited June 2011
    Just read about more possible evacuations tonight. I hope you are not affected by these:
    http://azstarnet.com/news/local/wildfire/article_ed168980-ebed-5f2d-89f8-4a54ead2719c.html

    Good luck out there.

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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited June 2011
    The wind may have died down, but someone turned up the heat.....Big time. 105 today and 110 tomorrow in Tucson.

    I feel sorry for those firefighters that are putting up with 100+ temps.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2011
    They are doing some back-burning tonight to remove potential fuel, so they are evacuating these areas due to excessive smoke.

    Dave & Jim are very happy coimg to our house every evening.
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited June 2011
    I'm glad they're getting a handle on this one finally! But as you know the dry thunderstorms are coming before the rain. keep your guard up...110 today :eek:,uuuuggg! I haven't had cool water from the tap in weeks, now it's gonna be hot showers like it or not :frown:
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2011
    Yep--dry lightning is usually the source of these things, and the occassional numb-nuts that doesn't put out his campfire. Hopefully monsoon isn't too far off.

    40% containment, last nights' controlled burns were successful and w/o incident--so far so good. The Carr peak is still burning, but I would imagine that they will let it burn to clear all the under-brush.
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