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   June 14, 2022 - Coconino National Forest Ablaze   
      
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      Three fires ignited in tinder-dry conditions Arizona’s Coconino   
      National Forest north and northeast of Flagstaff on June 12, 2022. High   
      temperatures, humidity as low as six percent, and wind gusts reported   
      as high as 49 mph (74 km/h) fed extreme fire behavior.   
      
      The Pipeline Fire was first seen by a fire lookout around 10:15 a.m.   
      local time on June 12. By the evening of June 13, the fire had spread   
      to scorch 5,000 acres and triggered evacuations. At 11:00 p.m. EDT on   
      June 12, the Coconino County Situational Awareness Viewer noted the   
      following areas in Evacuation Status Go: Areas of Schultz Pass Road and   
      Arizona Snowbowl, Timberline, Crater Estates Area, O’Leary, McCann   
      Estates, and Doney Park North. Areas in Evacuation Status Set: Mt Elden   
      Lookout Road/Mt Elden Estates, Doney Park South, and Antelope Hills. A   
      status report on InciWeb Incident Information System states “Exact size   
      of wildfire is currently unknown since it is continually growing.   
      Infrared flyovers help provide a more accurate estimation, which are   
      usually conducted at night.” The cause of the Pipeline Fire is   
      officially listed as “under investigation”, a news article published on   
      InciWeb on June 12 stated that a 57-year-old male was arrested by   
      Forest Service law enforcement officials in connection with the   
      wildfire and charged with natural resource violations. No further   
      details of the investigation were given.   
      
      The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board   
      NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the Pipeline Fire   
      on June 13. Red “hot spots” mark where the thermal bands on the   
      instrument detected high temperatures. Combined with the typical gray   
      smoke plume, those hot sports mark actively burning fire. Smoke is   
      blowing strongly to the northeast, pushed by strong winds.   
      
      Since this image was acquired, two additional fires were spotted, each   
      burning to the northeast of the Pipeline Fire and in the area that is   
      under smoke in this image. The Haywire Fire was first reported at about   
      5:13 a.m. on June 13. It is burning about seven miles northeast of the   
      Pipeline Fire and is thought to have originated from a lightning strike   
      although the cause is still under investigation. As of the evening of   
      June 13, the Haywire Fire reached 1,600 acres in size. The Double fire   
      was spotted at about 4:13 on the afternoon of June 12 and also thought   
      to be caused by lightning strike. It is located about two miles south   
      of the Haywire Fire and is about 500 acres in size. It is expected that   
      the Haywire and Double Fires will soon combine.   
      
      The three fires are burning around the burn scar of the Tunnel Fire, a   
      blaze that began on April 17 and consumed 19,088 acres north of   
      Flagstaff before it was fully contained on June 3. The Pipeline Fire   
      appears to have reached the southwestern side of the Tunnel Fire while   
      the Haywire and Double Fires are close to the northeastern side.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 6/13/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (48.3 KB),  500m (164 KB),  250m (512.9 KB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-06-14   
       
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