National Park Service officials say there was no way to predict the Dragon Bravo Fire would turn into an inferno, jump containment lines and rip through the Grand Canyon's North Rim, leaving a historic lodge and 100 other structures in smoking ruin.

The National Park Service painted a rosy picture of the Dragon Bravo Fire, but weather forecasts at the Grand Canyon held a dire warning.

Water infrastructure is not merely collateral damage during wildfires—it is now a central concern.