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The fire was first detected on June 24, 2017, by a two-man fire patrol that spotted smoke in the Bradshaw Mountains near Prescott, Arizona. Benefiting from undisturbed chaparral and high winds, the fire spread rapidly and forced the evacuation of several townships within Yavapai County and the closure of Arizona State Route 69.
The fire began on June 24, 2017. The fire caused the Mayer Fire Department and the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office to shut down parts of Highway 69 between the towns of Mayer and Dewey-Humboldt. More than 100 people had to be evacuated. Most of the evacuees were from the town of Mayer. Unknown Dry grass / Brush / Chaparral Yavapai: 28,516 ac 5 ...
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The 2024 Waterman Fire was a wildfire that burned across 3,059 acres in Yavapai County, located in the U.S. state of Arizona. It started due to lightning on July 25, 2024, [ 1 ] and was declared 100% contained on July 30.
The 2021 Arizona wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the state of Arizona, United States.Wildfires across the state burned 524,428 acres (212,228 ha) of land in at least 1,773 fires throughout the state, [2] fueled in part by a drought, hot temperatures, and thunderstorms producing dry lightning.
The Tiger Fire burned 16,278 acres (6,587 ha) of dry grass and brush, [9] with over 300 fire personnel responding to the blaze. [7] The fire cost $5,644,000 (2021 USD) to suppress. [ 10 ] A shelter was opened at New River Elementary School near Black Canyon Highway for evacuees affected by the blaze. [ 11 ]
The Rafael Fire was a wildfire that started near Perkinsville, Arizona on June 18, 2021. The fire has burned 78,065 acres (31,592 ha) and was fully contained on July 15, 2021. The fire has burned 78,065 acres (31,592 ha) and was fully contained on July 15, 2021.
The Yarnell Hill Fire was one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires since the 1991 Oakland Hills fire, which killed 25 people, and the deadliest wildland fire for U.S. firefighters since the 1933 Griffith Park fire, which killed 29 "impromptu" civilian firefighters drafted on short notice to help battle the Los Angeles area fire.