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The Pocket Fire flared up yesterday afternoon around 4:30 PM. I happened to be doing a jeep tour at the time and got these photos.
Edit: in case you didn't know whereabouts I'm from, this is near Sedona, Arizona. Apologies, I guess I kinda of assumed everyone knew where I was from, please forgive me.
Last I checked (and I haven't yet this morning, having JUST woke up and edited these pictures), it was just over 100 acres.
Somewhere near Secret Canyon and Vultee arch. Those flames you see are somewhere around 30-60 feet high.
Oak creek canyon and the campers and people living there are being evacuated and at least one jeep trail, the Vultee Arch OHV has been shut down as of 8pm last night.
I did watch a steady stream of slurry bombers and water carrier planes headed there from as far as Prescott, so we'll see what happens...
Standard Daily Meme post coming shortly.
Cranbananarama
The hilllls are aliive, but not for loonng~♪
Sanivia
last image is something i would like on a jigsaw puzzle
channel9dude
Dammit.
ipointoutnahtzeesbyreplyingtothem
ol mother Earth had some bad Taco Bell
Kommkat
Ah, shit.. Be safe, man..
writerdahling
Hoping all involved stay safe.
ArcherPointingFromTheComments
Not the vortexs, man.
crucible299
Super scary but great pictures
69Voltage
We need the Super El Niño to hit. Soon
BrickSprickly
We need 47 disappear soon
JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
Super El Niño is a misnomer.
It should be Hombre Adulto. https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1dnUwNmk4NjM5djNobTgxcDYxZ2R2b2dwa3NiYzhtejdzdzdsb3R0MSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/dk3TmFZpn6pUI/200w.webp
newsguycraigevans
Which is of course Spanish for Super the Niño
DemSumBigAssRidges
Surprise! It's just even hotter and drier!
Bludabeagle
oh, No....... My Family travels to Sedona, AZ, pretty often for some R&R, PLEASE keep us informed, it is a beautiful place in the desert!!
southoffrance
Track fires around the world on https://www.firemap.live/
southoffrance
Gestalt7
Ryan Hall specifically called out the potential for crazy wildfires next week. Buckle up.
NinjaCongo
What's a pocket fire, @OP?
Joecoin2
When I shoot pool.
DorkJedi
can only be extinguished with pocket sand.
RooGryphon
Its like pocket sand, but its fire
NotAllowedToArgueUnlessYouPay
yo.
realpersonjacob
Ha!
CodyBurkett
Nothing, what's in the pocket with you? (The other comment actually answered the question so I couldn't resist, sorry.)
NinjaCongo
Bit out of Pocket, but sure...
Breadfordloaves
Yikes. Those fires inside and along steep hills are more challenging and more dangerous for fire crews to deal with.
Source: grew up in CA and learned more about wildfires than I ever wanted to.
ActionJohnnie
That’s not a Sedona Vortex
MotherfuckingJesseEisenburg
Sedona Vortex? You talking about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5EDORs8Jkk
UnitConversionBot
60 feet ≈ 18 metres or 30 washing machines
Ooftameg
I don't understand the scale, how many bananas is it?
Gdub1337
Roughly two and a half giraffes.
LespritDeLescalier22
joshclarkcalculates.com
NussKnuspermix
I know sounds stupid, but get yourself a DJI Neo2 or similar and get some aerial footage. They're cheap, anyone can fly them and do 4k shots
Just stay low enough to not interupt and air traffic but you can get a better hold of the situation and you might actually earn some money, if News Outlets want to use your footage
Many don't have the capacity to send people or the money to buy expensive ones. Drone could pay for itself in no time and worst case you just got better tracking of the spread
jondru
It sounds stupid because it is stupid. PLEASE do not do this. Stay the hell away with drones. Slurry bombers and lead planes have been crashed by them. And even if they're not, the pilots will still be distracted by having to keep track of them, while also dealing with incredibly dangerous wind conditions and challenging terrain avoidance.
NussKnuspermix
I could not find any reports on slurry bombers beeing crashed by drones and something like that sounds like it would be a pretty fucking big deal worthy of not only news.
You sound a lot like one of those fear mongering gut feeling people, who think it's only natural that drones have to be a problem to basically everything while not knowing shit about aviation.
Neo 2 weighs 150g. A freaking pidgeon up to 600g. Do the math whats more dangerous.
Also you can just stay below the tree line.
jondru
Sorry, do you think a 150g object cannot bring down an aircraft?
https://www.nifc.gov/drones/docs/UAS_TPs.pdf
https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/uas/reso">s.pdf">https://www.nifc.gov/drones/docs/UAS_TPs.pdf
https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/uas/resources/community_engagement/FAA_drones_wildfires_toolkit.pdf
jondru
It’s a federal crime, punishable by up to 12 months in prison, to interfere with fire-
fighting efforts on public lands. Additionally, Congress has authorized the FAA to
impose a civil penalty of up to $20,000 against any drone pilot who interferes
with wildfire suppression, law enforcement or emergency response operations.
The FAA treats these violations seriously, and will immediately consider swift
enforcement action for these offenses
jondru
Q: What should I do if I see someone operating a drone near a wildfire?
A: Report it immediately to local law enforcement and the nearest FAA Flight
Standards District Office with as much information as possible.
So I'll say it again: it's a stupid, dangerous, and selfish thing to do. And very illegal.
NussKnuspermix
No, what I'm saying is, any pidgeon is more dangerous. There are literally hundreds of planes downed by birds every year, not a single drone incident accept out of unnecessary safety regulations like here.
The FAA wants to regulate everything like the sky is private property so they want to restrict drone flights to basically dedicated cages (they really pitched this idea)
So yeah, if you wanna comply to every stupid fucking shit your gov dictates feel free but you can't take the sky from me.
jondru
the pilots who have to fly those missions don't agree with you. And during a TFR, it's _their_ sky, not yours.
TheWhiteBarry
Sedona Arizona apparently since OP did the annoying Imgur thing where you don't just say the fucking name of the thing/place.
Hangonthere
Yeah, I always look for /r/ USdefaultism
swofromtherock
Hi. So two things.
1) Oak Creek Canyon, Secret Canyon, Vultee Arch. @OP gave not just one, but three locations in his post.
2) OP is @CodyBurkett. He lives in Arizona and offers that information openly at the end of every daily dump.
swofromtherock
Sorry, 4 locations, I didn't realize that calling it the Pocket Fire was an additional location as well.
CodyBurkett
....I kinda assumed by now everyone knew where I was, as i am not exactly subtle or ahy about where I live. I'm sorry, I will fix that in the post, forgive me
NotAllowedToArgueUnlessYouPay
asm80dfa8sdfj
I have seen a few of your meme dumps, but yeah no idea where you live
stephseviltwinII
Only the cool kids know who you are
Deoxyribonucleicacidwashedgenes
Keep in mind that while this site may not be as big as it once was, it is still pretty big, and it's fair to assume that the grand majority of its users have never seen one of your posts or weren't paying attention, and thus have no idea who you are. I mean, you're not Beyoncé lol.
Hypothesist
“I am the protagonist, everyone read all my posts and comments”
ACENILC
This is going to sound rude, but who the hell are you? Why should anyone know who you are? On this site, you are just a user.
Deadredmaniac
Ditto, idk who you are. This place has thousands of users. Its not op and a few friends.
broadwaynut9
They’re a daily meme dumper with millions of followers. They always post things that mention where they live if you look at their posts often enough. That’s why. It’s an honest mistake.
CodyBurkett
Because I usually talk about birds i see, photography, or what im doing and most of that stuff is pretty location specific.
As for who the hell i am... i'm basically three scrub jays in a wizard robe trying to get by. It's pretty dubious that im human, but whatever.
SchroedingersGoldfish
Hey, friend, the fact that you ARE three scrub jays in a wizard robe is why you're one of my favorite Imgurians...Plx be safe and take care of your lungs. As a fellow Arizonan, fire season sucks...We have been through a couple that cleaned out our back field and one that put us out of the house for two weeks (the Monument Fire in 2011)