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Two lightning-caused fires merged to create the third largest wildfire in Arizona history (at that time). Destroyed the historic Cave Creek Mistress Mine, and likely lead to the death of the largest-recorded saguaro cactus . Lightning. Desert Grass / Chaparral / Mixed conifer. Maricopa / Yavapai. 243,950 ac. 381 sq.mi.
2021 Arizona wildfires. The 2021 Arizona wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the state of Arizona, United States. Wildfires across the state burned 524,428 acres (212,228 ha) of land in at least 1,773 fires throughout the state, [2] fueled in part by a drought, hot temperatures, and thunderstorms producing dry lightning.
Cause. Human-caused (under investigation) Map. Location in Southern Arizona. The Telegraph Fire was a wildfire that started near Superior, Arizona on June 4, 2021. The fire burned 180,757 acres (73,150 ha) and was fully contained on July 3, 2021. It was the largest wildfire in the United States of the 2021 wildfire season until being surpassed ...
Dry lightning. Map. The Yarnell Hill Fire was a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona, ignited by dry lightning on June 28, 2013. On June 30, it overran and killed 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of firefighters within the Prescott Fire Department. Just one of the hotshots on the crew survived (Brendan Mcdonough)—he was posted ...
Arizona’s wildfire season, which got off to an early start this year, could be even more catastrophic in 2022 than in previous years. Wildfire map: Track where fires are burning in Arizona in ...
The 2020 Maricopa County wildfires were a series of major and non-major wildfires that took place in Maricopa County, Arizona, from the month of May to the month of October. In the year 2020, Arizona saw one of its worst fire seasons in the states history. [ 2] Due to the lack of precipitation needed in Arizona, the state fell into an ongoing ...
The 2023 Arizona wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Arizona. 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.
The Bush Fire was a human-caused [1] wildfire that started in the Tonto National Forest northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. It burned 193,455 acres (78,288 ha). It burned 193,455 acres (78,288 ha). The fire started on June 13, 2020 near the intersection of Bush Highway and SR 87 and was fully contained on July 6, 2020 [ 2 ]