One Threat Removed, One Just Starting!

A major fear of the residents of Hereford, AZ in the aftermath of the Monument Fire is flooding. The monsoon season in southern Arizona is now upon them and as you can see from these videos the flooding has begun. With the underbrush, trees and shrubs burned away, there is nothing to soak up large amounts of rainwater. The flooding will be especially bad this year. Cochise County has already begun providing residents with free sandbags to do what they can to offset this problem.

In this video posted by a resident in Miller Canyon, you can hear the terror in her voice as flood waters flow down from the mountain.

This second video shows the start of something serious.

If any of you are in a position to get to Hereford please do. I am sure they can use extra volunteers to fill sandbags, deliver them and put them in place.

Just got some pics in too:

Massive tons of earth are also being driven from the mountains as there is nothing to keep it in place with everything burned away.

At the top of the short hill on right you can see the red from the slurry the air crews used to fight the fires.

Pictures from the Monument fire in Arizona!!

Here are some pictures I snapped while volunteering to help the locals out in Arizona. Our border operations group suspended border ops to focus on humanitarian missions for evacuees such as helping the elderly relocate things from their house due to mandatory evacuations, clearing brush away from houses with rakes, shovels and pick axes, assisting the Arizona Rangers with security at one of the shelters, going door to door to announce the mandatory evacuations, assisting in the pet shelter at the high school, pick up and deliver items to the firefighters. Felt really good to help those people.

58 homes were destroyed, unknown number burned. 6 businesses lost. Many animals like dogs, cats and horses are missing also.

Updates from the Monument fire zone

 Been volunteering with some of my fellow border watchers over the last few days at the Monument fire. Park rangers and Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever agree this was caused by a criminal element from Mexico that has no regard for our laws and heritage.
 Did a delivery of frozen washclothes to the firefighters. Did security at local shelter last night since the Arizona Rangers are shorthanded. People here have pulled together like Americans do in times of crisis. Number of homes and businesses lost so far are not known. Most of the fire is at higher elevations in the mountains where there are no structures but high winds can always change that status. Luckily, winds now are calm enough for planes and helos to continue flying.
 

Major Flareup of the Monument Fire Today

After a relatively calm day yesterday the Monument fire exploded into a marathon run of flames as high winds drove the fire down the canyons, across Highway 92 and into many residential areas. As of tonight, it is not known how many houses were lost today. Another reason was due to high winds both fixed wing and rotary aircraft could not fly. It was not until early evening when aircraft started dropping retardent and water in a dangerous effort to contain the fire in the streets to save houses. At one point the firefighters had to retreat and regroup and decide where to set new lines. As the night came and the winds died down, they once again gained control in the residential area but the mountain burns away with free reign.
 Our team started the day by delivering needed dog food to both Red Cross shelters. Then when we saw the mountain engulfed in smoke we knew we had to go into the neighborhoods closest to the oncoming wall of fire and smoke to help evacuate the residents who needed it. We loaded up our suburban with the important belongings of an elderly couple and delivered them to their friends house in Sierra Vista. Then we went into an area who had just received the evac warning and went door to door to notify residents. The police and Border Patrol seemed to be overwhelmed when the fire exploded and went on it's run so they told us they were thankful for our help. Next, we found a family desperately clearing brush and dry grass away from their house and pitched in with rakes, shovels and axes. After an hour, the homeowner was happy with where the brush line was pushed back to. We wished him luck and continued on. It was like this for the rest of the day until dark. It seems now that the fire is only slowly making it's way across the mountain since winds have dies down. Tomorrow is another day though.  

NEW BLOG ON MONUMENT FIRE CREATED

A new blog is up with info about the Monument Fire in Hereford/Sierra Vista, AZ. This blog has details on donations, help needed info and evacuation info. I suggest you go there for the latest info.

www.monumentfire.blogspot.com 

Here is the latest update on the fire.

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8pm EST UPDATE:

 New evac orders are being implemented now in Hereford, AZ. Also, here is a list of animal rescue/clinics that need things like kennels, food, water bowls. Please overnight them anything you can!! Also, horse stables are in need of manpower to put up temporary pens.

Sierra Vista Animal Care and Control
6799 E Hwy 90
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Phone: (520)458-4151

New Frontier Animal Medical Center
2045 Paseo San Luis
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Phone: (520) 459-0433
Fax: (520) 459-4809
e-mail: info@newfrontieramc.com

Sierra Animal Hospital

taking in SMALL pets for free

900 S. Highway 92

Sierra Vista, AZ

(520)-458-8656 

Sierra Vista Riding Club

taking in horses if unable to access trailer they will fetch

Ron Maynez

(520)-678-0360 

For those on facebook who are following these fires, go to monument fire az on facebook to read what the locals are saying about this fire started Sunday by illegals on the border.

Also, the incident command has added this fire on their site.

If any of you are impacted by this fire and need extra sets of hands please email me or comment on this and I will see if any of my border teammates can get to you.

Good Luck!

Border Fire Updates.

Illegal Alien caused fires continue to burn on the border. The major wildfire in Arizona now called the Wallow fire is not believed to be caused by illegal aliens but was a campfire that got out of control. However, there are a few fires burning, one since the beginning of May (Horseshoe II), that are known to be started either on purpose or by accident by illegal aliens and smugglers. This has been confirmed by Border Patrol Agents to either myself or my teammates on the border. Here are updates on illegal alien started fires just in Arizona.

1- The Monument fire which started Sunday on the border near the Coronado Monument is zero percent contained and has destroyed six homes. Border Patrol believes this one was lit by smugglers as a diversionary tactic to hide their activities. Latest update here.

2- The Arlene fire in the same mountains as the fire above. Over 10K acres burned. Update here.

3- The Murphy fire has burned over 68K acres. This one is located west of the Horseshoe II fire and east of the fires in the Coronado mountains.   Update here.

4- The Horseshoe II fire in the Chiricahua mountains. Over 171K acres burned. This fire has been burning since the first week of May. Update here.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE A SECURE BORDER AND YOUR NEIGHBORING COUNTRY IS AT WAR WITH ITSELF!!

New Fire Breaks Out In Mexico Close To The US Border

Got this message from a local woman who lives close to this new fire. Here it is.




This fire is about 8 miles from the house and moving. I can see flames coming down the mountain. The wind is calmer but blowing around 15 miles an hour. This whole subdivision will burn if it jumps Hwy 92 and hits the grassland. Another windy day tomorrow in the forecast.

Also received this from a local resident. He is referring to the Coronado National Monument when he says park.




well the park is closed and no one was in that part of the park, guaranteed. It was definitely illegals. I know the bp rearranged their units thinking it was a decoy.

Latest pic from local resident.

Read this on Glenn Spencer's American Patrol website.  A new fire has started in Mexico close to the US border south of Sierra Vista. Pics available on the American Patrol site!!

americanpatrol.com to see the pics.

UPDATE: On closer look at the pics, this fire started exactly on the border. The border road coming down the mountain leads to the Coronado Mountains and is a high illegal alien and drug trafficking area. BP often stages vehicles there to spot incoming traffic. No lightning in that area so the cartels might have wanted smoke to cover their smuggling activities.

Here is local news on it.

Glenn Spencer took an amazing photo of 20ft high flames approaching a Border Patrol camera tower. See it Here.