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Rodeo–Chediski fires on July 1, 2002, as seen from NASA's ER-2 aircraft. The Rodeo–Chediski Fire was a wildfire that burned in east-central Arizona beginning on June 18, 2002, and was not controlled until July 7. [2] It was the worst forest fire in Arizona's recorded history until June 14, 2011 when the Wallow Fire surpassed it. [3]
The Rodeo fire was intentionally started on June 18 by a seasonal firefighter looking for employment; the Chediski fire was accidentally started on June 20 by a stranded driver trying to attract a news helicopter. Burning areas joined on June 23, having collectively consumed around 300,000 acres. Largest fire in Arizona history at that time. Human
The 2002 fire dealt a near-fatal blow to the eastern Arizona tribe's timber industry, but it has recovered in recent years. White Mountain Apache Tribe lost a lot in Rodeo-Chediski Fire, but has ...
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
Firefighters said Friday they had dug fire lines around nearly half of the Darlene 3 fire, near La Pine, which has now burned an estimated 6 square miles (15.5 square kilometers) and was listed at ...
Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref Volunteer Coconino: 2,675: May 23: 2023 [1]Bullet Maricopa: 3,240: June 4: June 2023 [2]Ridge Coconino: 10,210
Wildfires across the US state of Arizona burned 524,428 acres (212,228 ha) of land in at least 1,773 fires, [2] fueled in part by a drought, hot temperatures, and thunderstorms producing dry lightning.
Rodeo–Chediski Fire: Arizona: Threatened, but did not burn the town of Show Low, Arizona. 2002: 137,760 acres (55,750 ha) Hayman Fire in Pike National Forest: Colorado: 5 firefighter deaths, 600 structures fires. 2002: 499,750 acres (202,240 ha) Florence/Sour Biscuit Complex Fire: Oregon: $150 million to suppress. 2003: 84,750 acres (34,300 ...