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![firefighter looks out at smoke over canyon and steep terrain](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-09/image-20240908-191508-b8f04d2f.jpeg?VersionId=nsYlaBj_EL7vTZc2MfxNu2MCNYcGFmzC&itok=ldV7w10Z)
A drone operator controls the ignition sequence, lighting fire from the tops of drainages to moderate fire intensity on the West Fire in West Webber Creek.
![a grey metal box with solar panel and cables in a dirt lot with smoke in the background](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-09/Photos_20240906_WeatherStation_CampGeronimo_WestFire_JohnsonE_001594.jpeg?VersionId=3zRowQ54fLkUVfhSbp2Go0zNgH46gbBV&itok=CmXPXOzb)
Remote weather stations, like this one in Camp Geronimo, provide important information to firefighters about wind speeds, humidity and how dry the fuels are. (Photo credit: Eric Johnson, FBAN)
![Firefighter dumping bag of plastic balls into a large drone](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-09/psddrone.jpg?VersionId=fRo_4HLZuW9FMp559sB.ECV0_aVae3LN&itok=eAexxSHv)
Drones loaded with small incendiary devices help firefighters ignite inaccessible terrain on the West Fire. The small balls drop from the drone and ignite on the ground.
![people sitting in chairs in a large room listening to a presentation](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-09/community%20meeting.jpeg?VersionId=XomR1anG8S1ILIzyH7l2RawSsFqWW0u5&itok=qUHeQjUo)
Southwest Complex Incident Management Team 3 hosts a community informational meeting in Pine, AZ to provide information about the plan to contain the West and Preacher Fires (Photo courtesy of Debbie Maneely)
![landscape image of trees and smoke](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-09/Photos_20240904_WestFireGoingUpHill_PIO_ChavezS_001594_r1.jpeg?VersionId=TUvxLpyw4DMoHGoyTlfswBOIU3152uuq&itok=hrnCIyzs)
The West Fire burns up hill on September 4, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Southwest Complex Incident Management Team 3)
![Smoke risking over rugged mountain terrain with trees](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2024-09/Photos_20240905_1_WestFire_GoingUpHillRidgeTop_FR218_PIO_WilcoxM_001594.jpeg?VersionId=0n4RY7JxQBRBm2gQiW67wq_Gr3XYae13&itok=deTyLb6k)
The West Fire burns in terrain that is difficult for firefighters to safely access. (Photo courtesy of Southwest Complex Incident Management Team 3)