The Southwest Pops Multiple New Fires Prompting Hotshot Preposition Orders.

As of this morning, the Region is still PL2...

In just a week, the Southwest has seen a transition from aggressive prescribed fire operations to aggressive wildfire suppression. As of last night, every Hotshot Crew available from that region was committed to an incident. The Wildcat Fire, which grew to 14,200+ acres, demanded the most resource allocation, with current costs exceeding $2.9M on that i…