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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.
Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref Rock Gila: 4,306: April 11 [1]Wolf Coconino: 9,896: April 29: May 23 [2] [3] [4]Flying Bucket Maricopa: 2,795: May 6
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
The northern Arizona city of Flagstaff is synonymous with mountains — lush with ponderosa pines, meadows and hiking trails that are a respite from the desert heat. Fire crews were anticipating ...
Lightning caused fire started on Armer Mountain in the Sierra Ancha Mountains south of Young, Arizona. Lightning Ponderosa Pine / Pine-Oak Gila 5,500 0 0 0 2012 Apache Pass Fire [74] Small fire north of Fort Bowie. Human Desert Grassland Cochise 1,686 0 0 0 2012 257 Fire [75] Small fire 4 miles southeast of Superior, Arizona. N/A Desert Scrub ...
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 ...
The 2024 Element Fire was a wildfire that burned 5,364 acres across Mohave County in the U.S. state of Arizona from August 6 to August 19. It was the 8th-largest wildfire of the 2024 Arizona wildfire season , and injured 2 people.
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]