ike so many things this year, the 2020 fi re season has been diff erent. Arizona has endured its hottest summer on record, with rainfall just 33% of its seasonal average. While most aircraft were sent north on schedule, fi res continued to
plague the state, and fi refi ghting helicopters were diverted from its neighbors as late as the end of October. Arizona’s long-term forecast? A warm and dry winter, followed by another hot summer, with 100% chance of helicopters in the air.