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Mesa first stop for out-of-state crews arriving to battle Wallow Fire

Tim Hacker

Wildfire Crew

Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression hotshot crew members from northern California, Brian Herman, left, and Matt Vessel, look over their packs at the Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa before heading off to help fight the Wallow fire in eastern Arizona, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]

Tim Hacker

Wildfire Crew

Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression hotshot crew members from northern California gather at the Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa to head to help fight the Wallow fire in eastern Arizona, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]

Jae C. Hong

Arizona Wildfires

Hotshot fire crew members stand along the road as the hold the fire line during the Wallow fire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Officials say the blaze has already burned 486 square miles and winds have been driving the flames 5 to 8 miles a day since the fire began a week ago. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Jae C. Hong

Arizona Wildfires

Firefighter Rigoberto Torres, of Orange Cove, Calif., walks along the road while watching a flame during the Wallow fire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Officials say the blaze has already burned 486 square miles and winds have been driving the flames 5 to 8 miles a day since the fire began a week ago. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tim Hacker

Wildfire Crew

Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression hotshot crew member Ryan DuVall sharpens a Pulaski tool while staging at the Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa to head to help fight the Wallow fire in eastern Arizona, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]

Marcio Jose Sanchez

Emily Shupe, Jax Shupe

Emily Shupe comforts her 18-month-old son Jax as the family prepares to evacuate to Phoenix as the Wallow fire approaches in Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)