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Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref Rock Gila: 4,306: April 11 [1]Wolf Coconino: 9,896: April 29: May 23 [2] [3] [4]Flying Bucket Maricopa: 2,795: May 6
But in June 2021, the Telegraph Fire became the 6th largest wildfire in Arizona history. [10] Wildfires in Arizona at the time were making headlines due to a ridge of high pressure hovering over much of the southwest and severe drought also playing a major role in the Arizona wildfire season with more than 50% of the state being in ...
Lightning caused fire started on Armer Mountain in the Sierra Ancha Mountains south of Young, Arizona. Lightning Ponderosa Pine / Pine-Oak Gila 5,500 0 0 0 2012 Apache Pass Fire [74] Small fire north of Fort Bowie. Human Desert Grassland Cochise 1,686 0 0 0 2012 257 Fire [75] Small fire 4 miles southeast of Superior, Arizona. N/A Desert Scrub ...
A raging wildfire in Arizona has nearly tripled in size in one day, sparking evacuation orders for the surrounding area, as a 57-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the blaze.
Air tankers and helicopters helped douse flames from the sky as nearly 200 firefighters on the ground battled a wildfire northeast of Phoenix on Friday that threatened scores of homes and forced ...
Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( July 2024 ) The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.
The complex — made up of three large fires in eastern Fresno County as well as several smaller fires — was nearly 17 square miles (44 square kilometers) and 42% contained by Saturday morning.
With 2,520 fires burning 978,519 acres (395,993 ha) of land, the 2020 wildfire season was the largest wildfire season in the US state of Arizona since 2011. [1] [2] Wildfires occur year-round in the state but are most numerous and typically burn the largest swaths of land during spring and summer.