Talk:Boundary Fire (2017)

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Semi-protected edit request on 30 May 2024
Toralnob (talk) 10:51, 30 May 2024 (UTC)i would like to remove a comma mark before "and"


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: Where is the mentioned "and" located at? ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 11:03, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 May 2024 (2)
Please remove a comma before the word "and" and just keep it as it is in the below Sentence "The fire spread rapidly because of high temperatures, steep terrain, leftovers from a wildfire in 2000, and high wind speeds" Toralnob (talk) 10:55, 30 May 2024 (UTC)


 * ✅ ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 11:07, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Incorrect temperatures listed
Flagstaff has never recorded a temperature in the 100's Fahrenheit, much less the 110's or 120's. 97'F is the current all-time high record temperature for Flagstaff, according to the National Weather Service. In fact, Phoenix rarely sees temperatures in the 120's, and that city is over 5500 feet lower in elevation than Flagstaff at ~7000 feet above sea level. If those elevations are seeing the 120's, we have no hope of survival, just sayin :-) Hope this can be updated by someone with permission. Thank you! BeeInNorthAZ (talk) 20:47, 30 May 2024 (UTC)


 * The referenced article cited in the Background section reported a temperature of 93'F for Flagstaff, with the 120'F attributed to Yuma, AZ, one of the most uninhabitable and unpleasant areas in North America during the summer. Air conditioning is the one and only reason humans are able to survive in Yuma. BeeInNorthAZ (talk) 20:54, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks, fixed. Of course nature can be surprising sometimes, but 93 looks to be the correct number. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 21:02, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Why is it called the Boundary Fire?
I may have missed it in the article, but it's not entirely clear to me why the fire is officially called the "Boundary Fire". What does the "boundary" refer to? Is it in reference to a distinct place (such as with the 2018 fire), or is it in reference to something like the "boundary" between the two national forests listed in the article? JJonahJackalope (talk) 15:43, 31 May 2024 (UTC)


 * @JJonahJackalope, to my recollection there were no RS that specifically discussed the reasoning behind the name. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 15:49, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * My memory is that is is because it is on the "boundary" between two national forests -- Guerillero Parlez Moi 18:22, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I think that's the obvious answer, but there's no RS that explicitly said so. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 18:33, 31 May 2024 (UTC)