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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
Tenderfoot Fire; Yarnell, Arizona [93] [94] 2019 Tilbury Fire On June 14, 2019 a fire was reported near Kearny, AZ. Quick action by the Kearny Volunteer Fire Department prevented damage to nearby structures. Pinal 22 2019 Mountain Fire This human caused fire was reported on June 7, 2019 8 miles East of the Cave Creek Ranger District Office.
In the city of Phoenix, Arizona, they got approximately 0.46 inches of rain during the monsoon season, which gives wildfires the advantage to spread quickly due to dry fuel. [10] These components of having the absence of rainfall, high winds, and drought led the way for 2020 being one of Arizona's worst fire seasons ever recorded. [11]
The video, taken over several hours Friday into Saturday morning by a NOAA satellite, shows dramatic plumes of smoke from the Park fire. Jaw-dropping satellite video shows Park fire burning from space
Two Arizona wildfires collectively consumed 7,600 acres by Wednesday morning as conditions favorable for fires were forecast across much of the Southwest.
The greatest concentration—approximately 2.65 in (67 mm) of rain—landed towards the south of the fire. [6] By July 7, the fire had burned 12,133 acres (4,910 ha) due to high temperatures and low humidity caused by a high-pressure system hovering over Arizona on July 6. A total of 323 personnel were working on containing the fire. [7]
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 ...
Plumes of smoke from a new fire rose north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Hughes Fire rapidly spread to 9,400 acres (38 square km), forcing mandatory evacuation orders for more than 31,000 people.