re: #32 albusteve

that beast is liable to burn all the way to the west mesas above the river…it’s freaking me out

They are literally fighting fire with fire.

He said firefighters may eventually have to set ablaze 150,000 acres to burn off fuel in the forest in order to stamp out the flames.

Imagine: burning 150,000 acres (234 square miles) on purpose to keep things from getting worse.