Fires continue to burn in the mountains near Oro Valley.
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According to the National Forest Service, the Bighorn Fire has grown to 114,991 acres and is now 45 percent contained. There are..
Fires continue to burn in the mountains near Oro Valley.
-- IN THE CATALINA MOUNTAINS.IT CONTINUES TO GROW -- NOW --BURNING AT LEAST 25-HUNDREDACRES -- IT'S SPREAD PASTPUSCH RIDGE -- AND ENTEREDPIMA CANYON.
HOT SHOT TEAMSFROM AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVEJOINED LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS --TO TRY TO CONTAIN THE FLAMES.BUT FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT --HAVE NOW BEEN GROUNDED (TWICE-- BECAUSE OF DRONE PILOTS.THE FOREST SERVICE EXPLAINS(WHY FLYING A DRONE -- ABOVE AFIRE -- IS SO DANGEROUS."THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THATTWO COULD COLLIDE, AND THENFIREFIGHTERS CAN BE KILLED.ANOTHER PROBLEM WE HAVE ISSINCE WE'RE FIGHTING THIS FIREMOSTLY FROM THE AIR WITH THEDRONE IN THE AIR.
AIRCRAFTBEING GROUNDED, ALL THESUPPRESSION STOPS IN THE FIREIS GOING TO GROW BIGGER."THERE ARE SEVERE PUNISHMENTSINVOLVED -- IF ANYONE FLIES ADRONE OVER FIRES.
RIGHT NOW --CREWS ARE STILL WORKING TOTACKLE THE FIRE.
SO FAR,THERE'S NO ESTIMATED DATE OFCONTAINMENT.LET'S MOVE NOW TO A TUCS
According to the National Forest Service, the Bighorn Fire has grown to 114,991 acres and is now 45 percent contained. There are..
As the fire continues to grow, different layers of ecology, tough terrain and wind are all affecting the way firefighters can stop..