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Horseshoe 2 Fire, Remembered

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

by Narca Moore May 8: Today a fire sparked in the Chiricahuas and quickly blew into a large burn, driven by winds of 50 mph. It began in upper Horseshoe Canyon, close to the origin of last year’s Horseshoe Fire, and is being called Horseshoe 2. A Type 1 Fire Team has been dispatched and…

History

22 – Horseshoe 2 Fire (2011)

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) On May 8, 2011, the Horseshoe 2 Fire was upon us. Horseshoe 2 wasn’t fully contained until June 25. By then it had burned virtually all of the Chiricahua Mountain range at 222,954 acres,…

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