Northern Arizona Wildland Fire Overview

The bulk of the Year 2010 fire season has passed in Northern Arizona.  To date, fires in that vicinity have cost at least $30-million.  However, fire suppression costs there  have been only about 3% of the national cost of fighting fires so far this year.  The Schultz Fire around the San Francisco Peaks was the most devastating fire of the year.  The true cost of that loss isn't calculated into the $30-million.  The scars there will take a few generations to heal.  Meanwhile, flooding in the fire aftermath has been severe and will continue mostly unabated for years to come.  Cindy Cole of Flagstaff's "The Arizona Daily Sun" did a nice wrapup article in the Setpember 12th Sunday Sun. Unfortunately, I can't print the article to a PDF file so you will have to click here to read it on the newspaper's website.