Deputies say fire will increase flash flood danger

Deputies say fire will increase flash flood danger

SPREAD SLOWS -- ANDCONTAINMENT SPIKES.

NOW A NEWCONCERN -- FLOODING.

ONCE THERAIN ARRIVES, THE NORMALELEMENTS THAT CAN SUPPRESSSOME OF THE WATER WILL NOT BETHERE TO STOP IT.

TRT - 1:09OC: KEEP IT AT BAY"FLOOD CONTROL AND FORESTSERVICE SAYS THAT IT'S POSSIBLEAND LIKELY THAT FLOODING WILLBE WORSE THIS YEAR.

" THE PIMACOUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTEXPLAINS IT'S BECAUSE OF THEDESTRUCTION LEFT BEHIND."DURING A WILDFIRE.

THE GROUNDBECOMES CHARRED BARREN ANDIT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR IT TOABSORB WATER, SO THAT WATERHAS TO GO SOMEWHERE WHERE ITGOES IS DOWN THROUGH THEWASHES AND INTO THE FLOODAREAS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

" BUTRESIDENTS CAN PREPARE - "DON'TDRIVE INTO FLOODED WASHES IFYOUR HOME IS IN THAT AREAPREPARE MAKE A PLAN NOW.

ANDFINALLY YOU CAN SIGN UP FORTHE MY ALERTS " BUT WHILE THEFIRE CONTINUES TO GROW A GROUP(NATS OF CARS DRIVING BY) ANDNEARBY RESIDENTS ARE SHOWINGTHEIR GRATITUDE FORFIREFIGHTERS.

"THESE MOUNTAINSARE OUR BACKYARD, AND MYCHILDREN HAVE GROWN UP HIKINGAND CAMPING WITH THEIR DAD ANDI FOR MANY MANY YEARS AND IT'SA TUCSON GEM THAT WE LOVE ANDCHERISH SO MUCH BASED ON THEAMOUNT OF SMOKE THAT WAS UPTHERE THAT WE COULD SEE FROMOUR FRONT YARD.

BUT WE KNEWTHESE AERIALS HEROES WOULD BEABLE TO TACKLE IT AND KEEP ITAT BAY." FOR MELISSA HEDINGERIS ONE OF MANY HOLDING SIGNSAND CHEERING ON THEFIREFIGHTERS AS THEY COME UPAND DOWN MOUNT LEMMON.

FORHER, THE FIRE WAS WORRISOME ATFIRST.

"THESE MOUNTAINS AREOUR BACKYARD, AND MY CHILDRENHAVE GROWN UP HIKING ANDCAMPING WITH THEIR DAD AND IFOR MANY MANY YEARS AND IT'S ATUCSON GEM THAT WE LOVE ANDAT BAY."REPORT