Fort Report: Hot dry conditions bring danger

By Thom WilliamsMarch 29, 2022

A very wet 2021 rainy season on Fort Huachuca, Ariz. caused vegetation growth and now with plants drying out experts are warning that conditions are ripe for a very busy wildfire season.
A very wet 2021 rainy season on Fort Huachuca, Ariz. caused vegetation growth and now with plants drying out experts are warning that conditions are ripe for a very busy wildfire season. (Photo Credit: Thom Williams) VIEW ORIGINAL

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz.- A very wet 2021 rainy season caused vegetation growth and now with plants drying out experts are warning that conditions are ripe for a very busy wildfire season.

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Fort Huachuca is home to the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)/9th Army Signal Command and more than 48 supported tenants representing a diverse, multiservice population. Our unique environment encompasses 946 square miles of restricted airspace and 2,500 square miles of protected electronic ranges, key components to the national defense mission.

Located in Cochise County, in southeast Arizona, about 15 miles north of the border with Mexico, Fort Huachuca is an Army installation with a rich frontier history. Established in 1877, the Fort was declared a national landmark in 1976.

We are the Army’s Home. Learn more at https://home.army.mil/huachuca/.