The Dragon Bravo Fire at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, sparked by lightning on July 4, has decreased significantly in containment over the past few days — down to just 4% — as the blaze pushes north with extreme fire behavior.
Just one week ago, on July 22, the Dragon Bravo Fire had reached 26% containment but now the fire has grown from 13,662 acres burned to over 105,000 as of Thursday morning.
Stephen Pyne, author of "Pyrocene Park: A journey into the Fire History of Yosemite National Park," joined The Show to talk more about what fire crews are facing.
He’s also a fire historian and emeritus professor at Arizona State University.
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