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Largest fire in Arizona history at that time. Human Ponderosa Pine, Oak / Juniper-Pinyon Coconino / Gila / Navajo: 468,638 ac 732 sq.mi. 189,651 ha 426 0 0 2003 Aspen Fire: Fire on Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains burned through the town of Summerhaven, destroying 325 of 340 structures. Human Aspen / Pine-Oak / Conifer Pima / Pinal ...
The largest fire in Arizona state history. In one 24-hour burn period (6/6-6/7), it consumed 77,769 acres of forest land. 2011: 34,000 acres (14,000 ha) Bastrop County Complex Fire: Texas: The worst fire in Texas state history, destroyed over 1,500 homes. 2011: 1,748,636 acres (707,648 ha) Richardson Backcountry Fire: Alberta
The Bighorn Fire was a wildfire in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona. [3] It burned 119,987 acres (48,557 ha) until it was finally put out on July 23, 2020. A lightning strike from a storm at 9:46 PM on June 5, 2020 caused the fire. [1] The fire was named after the bighorn sheep that inhabit the area. [4]
1253 – Great Fire of Utrecht, the Netherlands, lasted for 9 days and destroyed much of the city. 1276 – Third Fire of Lübeck, Germany, results in a comprehensive fire safety system. This was the last major fire in the city before bombing of WW II. 1327 – Fire of Munich, Germany, destroys one-third of the city, 30 deaths.
At this time in history fire was viewed as a threat to timber, an economically important natural resource. As such, the decision was made to devote public funds to fire suppression and fire prevention efforts. For example, the Forest Fire Emergency Fund Act of 1908 permitted deficit spending in the case of emergency fire situations. [3]
The Palisades fire and two other blazes nearby -- Eaton fire north of Pasadena and the Hurst fire in San Fernando Valley -- forced 70,000 Angelenos to abandon their homes and left at least five ...
Extreme fire behavior, including "short and long-range spotting," continues to challenge firefighting efforts, Cal Fire said in an incident update Wednesday. The fire was listed as "0%" contained.
Burned over 1.2 million acres. Occurred on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire and the Great Michigan Fires. Peshtigo Fire: 1910 North Idaho and Western Montana: 87/? The largest Fire in U.S. history burned an area the size of Connecticut (3,000,000 acres [12,000 km 2]), killing 87 people, including 78 firefighters Great Fire of 1910 [6 ...