Aspiring fire commander getting training of lifetime in Arizona

  • Source: KTAR 620 - Newsradio
  • Published: 06/25/2020 06:49 AM

It has been a season unlike any other when it comes to wildfires in Arizona. The Bush Fire northeast of the Valley is the fifth-largest in Arizona history. The Bighorn Fire near Tucson is the ninth-largest on record for the state and the Mangum Fire burning near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park is the 10th-largest fire in state history. No homes have been lost in any of the three fires. Alex Robertson is a Fire and Aviation staff officer with the Central Oregon Fire Management Service. The area includes the Deschutes National Forest and the Ochoco National Forest. Robertson been training with the Southwest Area Type 1 Incident Management Team to become an incident commander. Alan Sinclair’s team has dual command of the Bush and Central fires.



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