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Southwest wildfires force evacuations, tighten resources

Lisa Wells, stands with her dogs Lily, and Bandit, as they wait for family in the parking lot on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Wells and her family evacuated because of a wildfire that destroyed their home. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca) Lily, a German shepherd hybrid, gives her owner, Lisa Wells, a kiss as they wait for family in the parking lot on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Wells and her family evacuated because of a wildfire that destroyed their home. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca) Lisa Wells, stands with her dog Lily, as they wait for family in the parking lot on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Wells and her family evacuated because of a wildfire that destroyed their home. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca) This Wednesday April 20, 2022, photo provided by Bill Wells shows his home on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., destroyed by a wildfire on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The wind-whipped wildfire has forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes and animals. (Bill Wells via AP) Lisa Wells holds a porcelain dove on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, that her son-in-law recovered from the ashes of her home that was destroyed by a wildfire on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz. The wildfire forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes and animals. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca) In this photo provided by the Coconino National Forest, the Tunnel Fire burns near Flagstaff, Ariz., on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. An Arizona wildfire doubled in size overnight into Wednesday, a day after heavy winds kicked up a towering wall of flames outside a northern Arizona tourist and college town, ripping through two dozen structures and sending residents of more than 700 homes scrambling to flee. (Coconino National Forest via AP) In this photo provided by the Coconino National Forest, the Tunnel Fire burns near Flagstaff, Ariz., on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. An Arizona wildfire doubled in size overnight into Wednesday, a day after heavy winds kicked up a towering wall of flames outside a northern Arizona tourist and college town, ripping through two dozen structures and sending residents of more than 700 homes scrambling to flee. (Coconino National Forest via AP)