During Monday’s informational presentation to the Flagstaff City Council and Coconino County Board of Supervisors, county staff made it clear that the impacts of another fire on the nearby mountains would be disastrous for Flagstaff.
The presentation was focused on the possibility of a blaze on the south and western slopes of the San Francisco Peaks � areas that make up the Upper Rio De Flag watershed that drains through downtown Flagstaff. Engineering firm JE Fuller shared models of potential burn severity for a fire in the particular area, as well as models of potential post-fire flooding. While preliminary, the results of the models have been enough to catch the attention of area leadership.
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Photographer Rachel Gibbons sent in this video of smoke over the San Francisco Peaks as the Pipeline Fire continues to burn on Monday, joined by the Haywire Fire.
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Monsoon storms have brought flooding to several parts of Flagstaff this summer, particularly near multiple burn scars in the area.
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