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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 ...
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.
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.
Peak fire season in the Southwest typically runs from May, when conditions are windy, hot, and dry, through mid-July, when the North American Monsoon provides the region with precipitation to slow fire activity. [3] By the end of the year, more than fifty fires larger than 1,000 acres (400 ha) had burned within the state.
Black Canyon City is located in southern Yavapai County and is approximately 22 miles north of Phoenix. Included in the southern part of Black Canyon City is the community of Rock Springs. [4] It is served by Interstate 17, which bisects the city. I-17 is the main north-south freeway between Phoenix and Flagstaff.
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.
Clarkdale (Yavapai: Saupkasuiva [2]) is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The Verde River flows through the town as does Bitter Creek, an intermittent tributary of the river. According to the 2021 census , the population of the town was 4,419.