Chiricahua National Monument Fire Horseshoe Tw
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Horseshoe Two Fire. about 90 miles SE of Tucson.
On May 8, 2011, the Horseshoe Two Fire started on the east side of the Chiricahua Mountains near the community of Portal and the Mexican border.
The fire was HUMAN CAUSED, probably by an illegal who was lost and tried to signal for help.
There are no structures nor campsites in the area. There was no lightning and the sky was blue and cloudless.
The fire burned 223,000 acres and cost over $50million to fight. The damage is still visible today!
The Horseshoe 2 fire.
Prescott Hotshot Sean Weston digs up the smoldering trunk of a soto plant as they look for hotspots in the charred area of the northeast edge of the Horseshoe 2 fire south of Portal, AZ., Tuesday, May 19, 2011
Vegetation ecologist Kolby Hawkins from the Safford Ranger District, leads his string of 13 mules and horses to resupply fire fighting personnel holding a new line against the southwest edge of the Horseshoe 2 fire on Thursday, May 19, 2011.
Smoke of the Horseshoe fire about twenty miles north of Rodeo, N.M. on Wed. June 8, 2011.
https://home.nps.gov/chir/learn/nature/horses...e-2011.htm
https://tucson.com/news/local/wildfire/blaze-...a6650.html