Mount Lemmon Business takes 'catastrophic' financial loss after Bighorn fire and quarantine

After coming home from the Bighorn fire evacuations, Mount Lemmon business owners are struggling to stay open.

THE BIGHORN FIRE IS NO LONGER ATHREAT TO SUMMERHAVEN SORESIDENTS GOT TO GO BACK HOMEA FEW WEEKS AGO& BUT WITH THEROAD CLOSE SIGNS STILL UP HEREON CATALINA HIGHWAYBUSINESSES ARE LOOKING TOWARDSAN UNCERTAIN FUTURE.

GREYCARPENTER / MANAGER OF MOUNTLEMMON GENERAL STORE REVENUELOSS IS CATASTROPHIC.

FROMQUARANTINE TO THE BIGHORNFIRE& GENERAL STORE OWNERGREY CARPENTER HAS HAD TOCLOSE HIS SHOP SEVERAL TIMES.AND EVEN THOUGH HE'S BACK INBUSINESS IT'S ONLY TO MOUNTLEMMON RESIDENT.

GREYCARPENTER / MANAGER OF MOUNTLEMMON GENERAL STORE WE'VE HADSOME NICE BUSINESS THE PASTCOUPLE WEEKENDS BUT DURING THEWEEK IT'S COMPLETELY DEAD.WITHOUT THE PUBLIC COMING UPFROM TUCSON IT'S BEEN VERYQUIET.

HE SAYS HE HADINSURANCE MONEY HELPING HIMFOR ONLY THREE WEEKS.

NOWHE'S LIVING OFF SAVINGS ANDNOT BEING ABLE TO PAY HISEMPLOYEES.

GREY CARPENTER /MANAGER OF MOUNT LEMMONGENERAL STORE THE BUSINESSESUP HERE DEFINITELY DEPEND ONTUCSON TO SURVIVE WE AREDEFINITELY PUSHING HARD FORPIMA COUNTY TO GET THINGS DONEQUICKLY.

FOR MANY OF US HEREIN TUCSON SUMMERHAVEN IS ACOOL SUMMER ESCAPE THATTHEY DEPEND ON ECONOMICALLY.CARPENTER SAYS HE AND THE RESTOF THE STORE OWNERS ARE READYTO SHOW TUCSON HOW BEAUTIFULTHIS TOWN STILL IS AFTER THEFIRE.

GREY CARPENTER / MANAGEROF MOUNT LEMMON GENERAL STORETHERE WASN'T DEVASTATION THATOCCURRED IN OUR AREA ATLEAST.MOST OF THE MOUNTAIN IS INREALLY GOOD SHAPE.

A LOT OFTHE UNDERSTORY GOT BURNED BUTMOST OF THE BIGGER TREES ARESTILL THERE SO WE WANT PEOPLETO SEE THE BEAUTY THAT ISSTILL HERE.

ON CAM REPORTERTHE ROAD TO MOUNT LEMMON ISSTILL CLOSED BUT CARPENTERSSAYS HE'S HOPING IT'LL BE OPENIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.REPORTING AT THE BASE OF MOUNTLEMMON VV KGUN9 OYS.MONSOON IS E