Photos: Every available firefighting aircraft attacking fire near Flagstaff
A heavy air attack is underway to suppress the Museum Fire, burning about a mile north of Flagstaff. It has burned at least 1,000 acres. A Type 1 management team (for top-priority fires) has been assigned to manage firefighting. As of July 22, there are 200 personnel assigned to the fire, there are four heavy air tankers, four single engine air tankers, three helicopters, an air attack, a lead plane and a very large air tanker.
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
A helicopter flies past a large air tanker over the Museum Fire that still burns north of Flagstaff on July 22, 2019. At least 1,000 acres have burned and the fire continues to grow.
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
A helicopter flies over the Museum Fire north of Flagstaff at sunset, Sunday, July 21, 2019. At least 400 acres have burned and the fire continues to grow.
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
Light from hundreds of thousands of individual fires within the Museum fire create an ocean of light lapping at the slopes of the San Francisco Peaks as the fire burns Sunday, July 21, 2019, in Flagstaff, Ariz. (Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun via AP)
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
A helicopter flies past areas of fire retardant that was dropped on the Museum Fire that still burns north of Flagstaff on July 22, 2019. At least 1,000 acres have burned and the fire continues to grow.
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
A helicopter drops water on the Museum Fire north of Flagstaff at sunset, Sunday, July 21, 2019. At least 400 acres have burned and the fire continues to grow.
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
Map of the Museum Fire, as of July 21.
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
The Museum Fire glows as it burns north of Flagstaff, Sunday evening, July 21, 2019. At least 400 acres have burned and the fire continues to grow.
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
The Museum Fire glows as it burns north of Flagstaff on July 21, 2019.
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
Light from hundreds of thousands of individual fires within the Museum fire create an ocean of light lapping at the slopes of the San Francisco Peaks as the fire burns Sunday, July 21, 2019, in Flagstaff, Ariz. (Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun via AP)
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
A heavy lift helicopter dragging it's water collection hose flies into the Museum Fire in Flagstaff, Ariz. to work on putting out hotspots jumping ahead of the fire line in support of firefighters on the ground below Sunday, July 21, 2019. (Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun via AP)
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
A helicopter comes out of the Museum Fire to refill it's Bambi bucket at a municipaL water tank on Schultz Pass Road in Flagstaff, Ariz., Sunday, July 21, 2019, while fighting hot spots in the fire. (Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun via AP)
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
A tree erupts in flame in the face of the Museum Fire Sunday, July 21, 2019 in Flagstaff, Ariz. (Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun via AP)
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
A helicopter drags a Bambi Bucket full of water through the sky on it's way to quench hot spots at the front of the Museum Fire burning in Flagstaff, Ariz., Sunday, July 21, 2019. (Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun via AP)
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
A helicopter carries a bucket of water to attack hot spots on the Museum Fire in Flagstaff, Ariz., Sunday, July 21 2019. (Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun via AP)
The Museum Fire near Flagstaff
The Museum fire burns Sunday, July 21, 2019, as seen from the top of Switzer Mesa in Flagstaff, Ariz. (Jake Bacon/Arizona Daily Sun via AP)
Rick Wiley
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