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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.
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 ]
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 ]
Began on June 8, 2019, five miles northwest of Superior, AZ. Over its duration, the fire traveled through the Superstition Wilderness area of the Tonto National Forest, tracking to the northeast toward Theodore Roosevelt Lake. Human Tall grass / Brush / Chaparral Pinal, Maricopa, Gila 123,875 ac 0 0 0 2020 Bighorn Fire
Several wildfires are burning across Arizona while the state swelters under record-breaking heat. Joe Sutton. ... The previous peak demand was 7,660 MW set on July 30, 2020.” ...
The Bighorn Fire was a wildfire in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona. [3] It burned 119,987 acres (48,557 ha) until it was finally put out on July 23, 2020. A lightning strike from a storm at 9:46 PM on June 5, 2020 caused the fire. [1] The fire was named after the bighorn sheep that inhabit the area. [4]
A raging wildfire in Arizona has nearly tripled in size in one day, sparking evacuation orders for the surrounding area, as a 57-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the blaze.
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 ...