As the fire continues to grow, different layers of ecology, tough terrain and wind are all affecting the way firefighters can stop the spread.
LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT.HEY GOOD MORNING.
SINCE THE 90SBUFFLEGRASS HAS LIVED IN OURSONORA ECOSYSTEM AND WHEN ITBURNS IT DOES SO AT A HIGHINTENSITY MAKING IT EASIERTO KILL NATIVE SONORA PLANTSLIKE SAGUAROS.
SONORA DESERTSCRUB DOESN'T DO WELL IN FIRESBECAUSE IT CAN TAKE 100S OFYEARS TO GROW BACKESPECIALLY WHEN THE FIRE IS AHIGHER INTENSITY.
BUTBUFFLEGRASS IS ONLY ONE OF THEFACTORS THAT GO INTO WHY THEACRES CONTINUE TO GROW&OFFICIALS SAY THE BIGGEST ISTHE TERRIAN OF WHERE THE FIREIS BURNING.
THE STEP COUNTRYHAS NO EASY SAFE ROUTES ORSAFETY ZONES FOR FIREFIGHTER.JOSHUA TAIZ / WILDLIFEBIOLOGIST AT THE SANTACATALINA RANGER DISTRICT INORDER TO STOP FIRES, YOU NEEDTO BE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE IN ONTHEM AND THE TERRAIN,PARITULARLY OF THE PUSH RIDGEWILDERNESS, IS NOT A SAFEPLACE THAT YOU CAN PUTFIREFIGHTERS IN TO STOP AFIRE.
JOSH ADDS KEEP FIRECREWS SAFE IS A TOP PRIORITY.THIS MEANS IN ORDER TO FIGHTTHE BIGHORN FIRE THEY HAVETO WAIT FOR IT TO COME TOTHEM.
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As the fire continues to grow, different layers of ecology, tough terrain and wind are all affecting the way firefighters can stop..
As the fire continues to grow, different layers of ecology, tough terrain and wind are all affecting the way firefighters can stop..