We toured the area of the Slide Fire in Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona. The human caused fire began on May 20, 2014 and burned 21,227 acres before being 100% contained on June 4, 2014. We were able to see this area less than one month post-fire. We learned how suppression staff were able to catch spot fires within treatment areas by using low intensity burnouts and visited where the fire started at the south end of the canyon. During the field trip we were accompanied by fire operations staff who worked the fire from its initial discovery through its full containment.
