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Terrain and wind have driven a fire in Tonto National Forest to nearly 115,000 acres, and as of Thursday morning it was just 5% contained. “It’s kind of like a chimney, the way the wind goes ...
Fire officials said they were investigating exactly what sparked the blaze about 5 miles (8 kilometers) east of Carefree, just outside northern Scottsdale on the edge of the Tonto National Forest.
One megawatt powers roughly 160 homes,” the company said in a Monday news release. “Thursday’s energy use surpassed the all-time peak set just five days earlier on Saturday, July 15.
The north side of the fire was chosen for containment efforts. [5] On June 6, the fire was 62% contained, and the fire was approximated to be one mile east of Fort McDowell. [5] [6] On June 7, Tonto National Forest remained closed as the fire burned, and containment on the fire reached 86%. [7]
Multiple emergency alerts were sent out (approx: 7+) (more accurate confirmed: 5+) during the first few weeks of the active fire. [15] Lockett Coconino: 2,782: June 29: Lightning-caused [16] Buckhorn Graham: 1,006: July 10: August 10 [17] Watch: Gila, Graham: 2,162: July 10: July 17: Destroyed 21 buildings and 13 other structures, caused by ...
The Polles Fire is a wildfire that burned in the Mazatzal Wilderness Area, 11 miles west of Payson, Arizona, in Tonto National Forest in the United States. The fire, which has burned 628 acres (254 ha), was started by a lightning strike during thunderstorms. The fire is burning in the along the Arizona Trail. As of July 15, it is 92 percent ...
The Central Fire along with the Bush Fire is consuming swaths of Tonto National Forest. The Central Fire is worlds smaller than the 186,086-acre Bush Fire, which had grown over the weekend but was ...
At 3:15 p.m. on June 26, the Tonto National Forest gave an update on Twitter that the Bush Fire had burned 190,269 acres (76,999 ha) and was at 90% containment. [44] People received news about high winds moving into the area where the fire is burning.