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List of wildfires [ edit ] The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), produced significant structural damage, or resulted in casualties.
Residents in parts of Arizona were ordered to evacuate Sunday as firefighters battled several wildfires across the state amid extreme temperatures that have persisted for weeks.
Fire 25 miles north of St. Johns, Arizona. Lightning Desert Scrub Apache 680 0 0 0 1999 Harcuvar Fire [52] Lightning caused fire near Welden, Arizona in the Harcuvar Wilderness Area. Lightning Desert La Paz: 15,980 0 0 0 1999 N/A Lightning caused fire in the Arizona Strip country, 40 miles southwest of St. George, Utah. Lightning Desert ...
Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the 2024 season, while wind-whipped flames in Arizona have forced hundreds to flee from what ...
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.
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.
The fire began near U.S. Route 60 at mile marker 300. As of July 10, 2023 [update] , it had burned 831 acres (336 ha) and was 52% contained. [ 1 ] The Flying V fire is one of six fires that sparked along the highway on July 5, but the other five fires have been contained and only burned less than half an acre.
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 ...