Dragon Bravo Fire

Cutaway illustration of a fenced South Rim government compound showing a wildland fire engine bay, fuel tanks, a shuttle bus barn, and a helicopter pad side by side behind chain-link fencing

Grand Canyon's Wildland Fire Base: Inside the Fenced South Rim Compound

A fenced South Rim compound houses the park’s fire base, fuel yard, and shuttle barn — and why it’s closed, from the fire program to Dragon Bravo.

Labeled cutaway diagram of Roaring Springs feeding two pipelines, one gravity-fed south to the South Rim and one pumped north up to North Rim water tanks

North Rim Water Infrastructure — Roaring Springs, the Pipeline, and the 2025 Fire

The North Rim’s water comes from Roaring Springs via a 1960s pipeline. A 2025 wildfire destroyed the treatment plant; potable water is still out in 2026.