Ariz. wildfire near Flagstaff now at 10,000 acres

When Jon Stoner opens the blinds to a front window in his home "it's a piece of heaven," he says. Acres of ponderosa pine trees stretch into the distance, staggering up a mountain and bringing a sense of calmness to the area northeast of Flagstaff.

With an 10,000-acre wildfire burning nearby, Stoner is unsure how much of that scenery will remain in tact. As he evacuated his home Sunday, he looked out that same window and saw flames shooting up above the trees.

"That's scary," he said from a shelter where a community briefing was held a day later. "It moves fast."

The combination of high temperatures, low humidity and …