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The fire began Tuesday afternoon in the foothills above San Roque Canyon and grew quickly grew. No structures have been lost, but flames pulled within a half-mile of some neighborhoods. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Some 2,000 homes north of Santa Barbara were threatened by the fire. The current number of acres burned is 200, but at this point the fire is zero percent contained.
Bad news in weather forecasts: the National Weather Service said wind out of the NNW could blow at 20 to 35 mph, with gusts up to 55 mph.
Firefighters are battling a 2,000-acre brushfire in the Coronado National Forest in southern Arizona. The Arizona fire is located about 50 miles southeast of Tucson and 10 miles west of Sierra Vista.
Posted May 6th, 2009 by Michael Santo
