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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 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 ...
County Acres Start date Containment date Notes ... local fire crews have allowed the fire to smolder for the coming weeks. ... Yavapai: 3,059: July 25: July 31 [23 ...
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 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.
Yavapai County (/ ˈ j æ v ə ˌ p aɪ ˌ / YA-və-pye) is a county near the center of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census , its population was 236,209, [ 1 ] making it the fourth-most populous county in Arizona.
Yavapai County, Arizona, U.S. Coordinates ... The Tiger Fire was a wildfire that burned 16,278 acres (6,587 ha) in the U.S. state of Arizona from June to July 2021.
The Daily Courier is a newspaper for Yavapai County, Arizona, [2] owned by Western News & Info. [3]It has been in existence since 1882. [3] Western News & Info, Inc. publishes both print and online editions of The Daily Courier, featuring local, regional, national, and international news and opinions.