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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
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 ...
List of wildfires [ edit ] The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.
On 20 April 2022, the Tunnel Fire, the biggest incident of the year in Arizona, burned thousands of acres north of Flagstaff. This included the entirety of Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. More than 700 homeowners were forced to evacuate, and at least 30 structures were destroyed. A state of emergency was also declared. [2] [3]
2024 Arizona wildfires [3] Flying Bucket Arizona: Maricopa: 2,795 May 6 unknown 2024 Arizona wildfires [3] Toyo Arizona: Graham, Gila: 1,779 May 10 May 24 2024 Arizona wildfires – Reportedly human-caused. Estimated damage costs over $5,000,000. [3] Laguna 24 Texas: Kleberg: 12,385 May 11 May 28 2024 Texas wildfires [3] Hackberry Canyon
But in June 2021, the Telegraph Fire became the 6th largest wildfire in Arizona history. [10] Wildfires in Arizona at the time were making headlines due to a ridge of high pressure hovering over much of the southwest and severe drought also playing a major role in the Arizona wildfire season with more than 50% of the state being in ...
Population growth in metros with people in areas of high wildfire risk increased by roughly 70% between 1990 and 2020 whereas the population in the average American metro area increased by about 40%.
With 2,520 fires burning 978,519 acres (395,993 ha) of land, the 2020 wildfire season was the largest wildfire season in the US state of Arizona since 2011. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Wildfires occur year-round in the state but are most numerous and typically burn the largest swaths of land during spring and summer.