12A White Sage Fire

[Red Rabbit]

The White Sage fire is making a run across the north end of 12A.

https://fire.airnow.gov/#11.18/36.7984/-112.22

https://app.watchduty.org/i/55231

[muley224]

Down off the 22 rd, back way in from Fredonia. Most of the deer are up top.

[NOTAGS]

Jacob Lake is in the GO evacuation, north rim of GCNP is closed. Zero% containment and at 19000 + acres now,  

[Roosevelt Mark]

Oh man.

[PRDATR]

1 hour ago, NOTAGS said:

Jacob Lake is in the GO evacuation, north rim of GCNP is closed. Zero% containment and at 19000 + acres now,  

That Sux.

[NOTAGS]

40,000 + and still zero% containment this morning.  Not looking good .

[PineCountryHunter]

The North rim lodge burned down this morning in the Dragon Bravo fire. Estimated 90% of the building on north rim are gone.

[wildwoody]

Jacobs lake or down at the park??

50 minutes ago, PineCountryHunter said:

The North rim lodge burned down this morning in the Dragon Bravo fire. Estimated 90% of the building on north rim are gone.

 

[PineCountryHunter]

In the park

[wildwoody]

Thank you sir, just found the article 

[kimberx2]

Is this true, Lodge burnt down? I can't find any articles confirming it. I only see water treatment plant burned. Link please..

[eddielasvegas]

Another good link HERE that shows another large fire not far from White Sage fire.

Click on fire icon for deets.

 

Eddie 

[kimberx2]

AP press

 https://www.yahoo.com/news/official-says-historic-grand-canyon-172813002.html

Looks like it is true. 😥

[forepaw]

30 minutes ago, kimberx2 said:

Is this true, Lodge burnt down? I can't find any articles confirming it. I only see water treatment plant burned. Link please..

Multiple articles now.  Also, it was the N. Rim wastewater plant, not water treatment plant.  Don't believe there's a WTP there.  

I know there will be lots of second-guessing, but it sure hit me as world-class stupidity to try to manage the initial fire as a controlled burn.  WHAT?  With record high nighttime temps. low humidity, high winds, in the middle of July?  

If it jumps over the rim and makes a run down the Transcept to Roaring Springs it will be historically ugly.  It could go all the way to the river.  

 

 

[AZ11]

3 hours ago, forepaw said:

Multiple articles now.  Also, it was the N. Rim wastewater plant, not water treatment plant.  Don't believe there's a WTP there.  

I know there will be lots of second-guessing, but it sure hit me as world-class stupidity to try to manage the initial fire as a controlled burn.  WHAT?  With record high nighttime temps. low humidity, high winds, in the middle of July?  

If it jumps over the rim and makes a run down the Transcept to Roaring Springs it will be historically ugly.  It could go all the way to the river.  

 

 

I also read an article near the start of the dragon bravo fire stating that they were managing the lightning started fire like a control burn.