{"id":1960823,"date":"2023-06-29T18:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T22:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-wildfire-now-30-contained-destructive-blaze-believed-to-be-human-caused\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T18:45:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T22:45:04","slug":"us-wildfire-now-30-contained-destructive-blaze-believed-to-be-human-caused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-wildfire-now-30-contained-destructive-blaze-believed-to-be-human-caused\/","title":{"rendered":"US wildfire now 30% contained, likely caused by humans."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-wildfire-now-30-contained-destructive-blaze-believed-to-be-human-caused%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1960823&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>US Wildfire Now 30% Contained, Destructive Blaze Believed to Be Human-Caused<\/h2>\n<p>Over 1,100 people have returned to their homes in northern Scottsdale, Arizona, a Phoenix suburb, as firefighters declared a brush fire to be 30 percent contained.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Department of Forestry lifted evacuation orders around 7 p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondFire?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DiamondFire<\/a> determined to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-believe-climate-change-is-happening-but-are-only-willing-to-pay-1-in-carbon-tax-poll-shows\/\" title=\"Americans Believe Climate Change Is Happening But Are Only Willing To Pay  In Carbon Tax, Poll Shows\">human-caused<\/a> &#038; is currently under investigation w\/<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AZForestry?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AZForestry<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottsdaleFire?\">@ScottsdaleFire<\/a>. Due to the ongoing &#038; active investigation \u2013 we we will not be releasing information on the ignition source at this time. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AZFire?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AZFire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AZForestry?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AZForestry<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/37YB9H87w1\">pic.twitter.com\/37YB9H87w1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AZ State Forestry (@azstateforestry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/azstateforestry\/status\/1674230886777368576?\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A state forestry representative said one secondary structure has been destroyed but no injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n<p>Scottsdale officials said 1,145 people evacuated about 100 homes Tuesday evening when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-disturbing-first-moments-wildfire-outbreak-notice-anything-suspicious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fire broke out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fueled by grass and brush, the blaze grew to 3 square miles, fire officials said after crews finished digging a containment line.<\/p>\n<p>Department of Forestry investigators believed the fire was human-caused but have not said whether the cause can be determined.<\/p>\n<p>The fire was southwest of the Rio Verde Foothills community, where horse ranches mix with expensive homes, some still under construction.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DIAMOND FIRE UPDATE: I\u2019ve heard concerns from multiple homeowners in Rio Verde and Scottsdale about construction being the cause of this fire. One neighbor giving us this picture and some videos saying the fire sparked near a home being newly constructed.<\/p>\n<p>We took those\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4dzzDKHDiv\">pic.twitter.com\/4dzzDKHDiv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ashley Holden (@ashleyvholden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashleyvholden\/status\/1674256648649723904?\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A mountain regional park and a conservation center that rescues and rehabilitates wildlife are also nearby.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona officials applied for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal grant<\/a> for funding to aid the battle against the blaze, known locally as the Diamond fire.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-fema-makes-sick-move-desantis-wont-take-lying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Emergency Management Agency<\/a> provides funding of up to 75 percent of the eligible costs of fighting a fire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fighting the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondFire?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DiamondFire<\/a> in North <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Scottsdale?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Scottsdale<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Arizona?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Arizona<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Video credit: @rioverdewildhorses<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/10_tanker?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#10_tanker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReadyToServe?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ReadyToServe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aerialfirefighting?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#aerialfirefighting<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/planespotter?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#planespotter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/dc10tanker?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#dc10tanker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aviationdaily?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#aviationdaily<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wildfireseason2023?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wildfireseason2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/arizonafirefighters?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#arizonafirefighters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/arizonalife?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#arizonalife<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6LPTfLE6K0\">pic.twitter.com\/6LPTfLE6K0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 10_Tanker Air Carrier (@Ten_Tanker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ten_Tanker\/status\/1674170331307839488?\">June 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The fire comes as drifting smoke from wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-wildfire-now-30-contained-destructive-blaze-believed-to-be-human-caused\/\" title=\"US wildfire now 30% contained, likely caused by humans.\">raising air quality concerns<\/a> this week throughout the Great Lakes region and in parts of the central and eastern United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-wildfire-now-30-contained-destructive-blaze-believed-human-caused\/\">US Wildfire Now 30% Contained, Destructive Blaze Believed to Be Human-Caused<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 1,100 residents in northern Scottsdale, Arizona, have gone back home as firefighters announced 30% containment of a brush fire. Evacuation orders were lifted by the Arizona Department of Forestry on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The #DiamondFire, believed to be caused by humans, is currently being investigated by #AZForestry and @ScottsdaleFire. Limited services may still be in effect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":1960824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1960823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1960823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1960824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1960823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1960823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1960823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}