chrisprickett Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 The Cave Creek Complex fire has grown to almost 150,000 acres. Luckily, so far, it's only gotten a few houses, but it's only about 12mi from where about 15,000 homes (including mine) are located. It got the worlds largest Saguaro cactus (46 ft) which isn't expected to survive. Every morning, for the past week, it smells like a campfire when I wake up. At night we can see the flames from our deck. Fire (actually two that merged) was started by lightning. Ain't nature a bitch! http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto/fire/cave ... x.html#map Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homnspector Posted June 29, 2005 Report Share Posted June 29, 2005 Man, I hope they get it controlled soon. Every day the Verde Valley is full of smoke. Can't imagine how it is down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisprickett Posted June 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Gettin' closer. Picture from the lot of my house under construction. About 10 mi away. Download Attachment: DSC06471.JPG 140.8 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul MacLean Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 The fire made the national news last night. I hope it stays 10 miles away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisprickett Posted June 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Originally posted by Paul MacLean The fire made the national news last night. I hope it stays 10 miles away! 7mi...and counting. The powers that be say there's nothing to worry about. Kinda reminds me of Kevin Bacon in Animal House- "Don't panic! All is well!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Every time I see a forest fire burning I have to ask myself why the US Forest Service hasn't figured out how to use a daisy cutter to smother fires. The damned things remove all oxygen from the immediate vicinity fer chrissake! ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 Don't Daisy Cutter bombs remove everything else also! With a forest fire Bambi and Flower have a little chance of outrunning the flames. Not a bad idea though if you know everything is going to be lost anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Yep, The cuncussion will clear an area of all oxygen then it would suck back into the middle. Wouldn't that pretty much eliminate a fire? We also use line charges on tanks that can be fired. They cast off the front of a tank like a fishing line off a reel. Once the line hits the ground it's detonated. They're used to clear wide swaths through a minefield. Seems like you could create a firebreak that way. OT - OF!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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