-=PCTechTalk=- OT - Brush fire
- From: Keyboard Cowboy <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: PCTechTalk - Freelists <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 17:54:00 -0700
Y'all won't believe this. I arrived in Scottsdale this afternoon and
was confronted with a huge brush fire on the mountain ridge right
behind our new home (under construction). It apparently started last
evening - lightning strike. At 3:00 today, the police evacuated all
construction workers, and residents are next if the fire keeps on it's
path. I volunteered to help..........no word yet.
All afternoon we watched helicopters and water planes dump water on
the fire. The smoke changed many times during the afternoon - from
dark grey/black to brownish, to white, and then back to dark gray
black again. The winds were strong, and shifted direction several
times as well. Just before I left around 4:00, the winds shifted to
the east, blowing it towards a little subdivision called Tonto. I
think the fire itself is in the Tonto wildlife area. I'm not sure as
I don't get PHX television stations here. I can't (nor did I try) get
to the fire area. It's hard to tell, but it looks as if it could be
anywhere from 1/4 mile to three miles from the house itself.
I have a few pictures if anyone wants to see - specially the AZ
people. Anyone heard anything about this?
Keep your fingers crossed!
Regards from
Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy",
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Wednesday 6/22/2005 5:53:18 PM
"We cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over our heads, but
we can refuse to let them build nests in our hair."
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