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The Dragon Bravo Fire started on July 4 and was managed at first as a controlled burn. Then the wind picked up, and it quickly became uncontrollable.
Fire crews allowed a fire to burn through brush on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. They they lost control.
"Though it was definitely not your average vacation trip, everything worked out okay. We made the best of it," Russ Christian said.
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After the Dragon Bravo fire destroyed the historic lodge and other buildings on the night of the eleventh, Horning noticed on his phone app that two helicopters began water drops on the morning of the twelfth and slurry drops began on the thirteenth.
Authorities maintained the evacuation zones for the White Sage Fire north of the Grand Canyon as the fire grew expectantly.