Updated 7:58 a.m. PDT May 29, 2022
The Lost Lake Fire along the Colorado River on the California/Arizona border was mapped late in the afternoon on Saturday May 28 at about 5,300 acres. At that time about 30 acres had burned on the Arizona side, north of Agnes Wilson Road and west of 19.
Saturday evening resources assigned to the fire included two hand crews, eight fire engines, and one helicopter for a total of 150 personnel.
3:44 p.m. PDT May 28, 2022
The Lost Lake Fire which had been burning in California on the west side of the Colorado River, crossed the river Saturday prompting evacuations of about a dozen homes of the Colorado River Indian Tribes near Poston, Arizona.
It started Thursday morning but strong winds Saturday afternoon caused spot fires on the Arizona side of the river, which is the boundary between the two states.
The blaze is 11 air miles southwest of Parker, AZ and until it crossed the river it was 3 miles west of Poston. Saturday morning it had burned 5,900 acres but the afternoon growth is adding to that total.
Second largest in the state so far this year. Winds of change are blowing.
Watch out for those Scorpions.
Hey everyone been monitoring this fire for a bit, can see the water droppers off the my back porch and its nuts to see. I believe the fire is 30% contained at this moment but with the winds it most likely going to pick up again. I was just wondering if any of yall now what frequency’s they are on so I can program a couple of scanner I got. Been looking for a day and a half already with no luck.
Some 1/2 in 1/2 out CL 8 drops followed by some dozer line ought to John Wick that thing!
Half in half out wastes half your retardant. Let the whole load do it’s job. Anyway, you can’t use retardant near the river…
Has anyone studied the effects of desert burns like this on the available water supply within the root zone?