Some residents in Coconino County are upset and concerned over the response to the Tunnel Fire. 'Why weren’t they on that fire? The wind was blowing very, very hard. They should have been out there at all times trying to get that fire under control.'
began, residents took their concerns to the microphone, asking county and fire officials why there wasn't a quicker, larger and more elaborate response on April 17.Matt McGrath, Flagstaff District Ranger in the Coconino National Forest, shared a story of a resident who asked a question at a previous meeting that he admits to "not answering well.
"Why weren’t they on that fire? The wind was blowing very, very hard. They should have been out there at all times trying to get that fire under control," she said. Less than 24 hours later, it was a different story. The winds were howling, and they could not control the fast-growing fire. Another resident who says he moved to Arizona six years ago from California says he tried ringing the doorbell of the fire station nearest him the day the fire began. He says he and others who also went to the station weren't answered at the door.
Three days later, he says he saw smoke in the same area, and he says he was told he was seeing smoke from a "controlled burn."
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