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List of Arizona wildfires 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 

This is a list of known wildfires in Arizona. Arizona Wildfires 

' /Contents I 

i • I Statistics II 

• 2 Notable fires I J • 3 Lesser known fires , 

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1 • 4 References I • 5 External links I 

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Photograph of the Wallow Fire from space. (June 8, I 

2011) I 

Statistics I 

Statistics 

r Wildland Prescribed I I I Year I Fires ' Acres I I I I I Fires ! Acres I ' 

13,041 ' 1 I,2oi _j95,576 I 2002111 I700,IOI I 

[2,876 i 192,538 1450 ' ' 200312

1 ' I I I I,460 ' I I 

2004131 12,602 I2I9,900 [657 166,I99 I 

14,027 

I ' I I 20051'1 !975,456 !452 ! I I I,452 I 

I ' ·-1 

1 I,576 ' 20061'1 13,274 pn,427 '75,325 i 

I 

2007''' [2,240 1 IOI,38I 1363 198,593 I 

2008171 1 I,85o i 85,496 1413 i i I32,95I I 

2009''' ' 1263,358 lz.o97 

I ···---~ 

j2,37I I I47,53I I 

201o''1 1 I,5I7 174,445 i2o3 167,799 

20111101 ' ·--1 jt,969 ' 1 I6o 

I:~:~:: ____j I,036,935 

20121"1 I II,684 I 

i2I6,090 1243 

20131"1 I I,449 1100,836 i9o [32,605 I 

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I Fire I 

I I Vegetation Year i Name Description j Cause I [13] 

I 

I ! i 

I Fire scorched the peak !Ponderosa 

Pine /Mixed Radio Fire of Mount Elden in :Human 1 conifer I 

I Grassland 

I 

I County(ies) Size 

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4,600 

ac 

I I 7.2 ' !Coconino sq.mi. 

! Structures 

i Lost 

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Deaths 

0 

llnjuri :] 

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11977 0 I Flagstaff, Arizona. 

I '1,862 

I 

1

ha 

II 

~ ~--f-------c--1--:-------+-----:--'-- I Large fire on the 

I jMogollon Rim that 

, 1 burned for l 0 days. On , 

I 

June 25th, six I 1 

28,000 

ac 

I 

firefighters were killed I I I 

Dude Fire in a burn over. Ponderosa 

11990 p4J Including the first I Lightning I Pine I Pine- I Coconino 

j female wildland _ ~~Oak Woodland I 

firefighter killed in 1 

1

, 

144 I . sq.mt. 

11,331 

ha 

I~ 6 0 I 

II , : 

!Arizona. It was I 

I

, Arizona's worst forest 

~re in history at the I I i 

1 

___ 1

trme. 1 

1 

-~ !Fast moving brush fire ! I 

i blackened 36 square 1 ; , 

I miles of desert ,, I 

Rio Fire !landscape, including a 

r15u161 large part of McDowell Lightning I Desert Maricopa 

I

, 1 Mountain Regional 1

l 

'

Park and sections of I . \9,308 

I

I , the McDowell Sonoran / 1' ,~ ha 

1 

____ 1Preserve. J ·----~ .• ~----

1 

I I 161,300 I 

Largest fire in the 1 I i li ac ,II 

I 

history of the Tonto I , I 96 . 

Lone Firf 17l : ~at~~n;~~o;~~tk~ums , Human I'.- Desert ! Maricopa 1 sq.m1. I 0 

'

Wilderness. The state's 1

1 

1

124,800 !,. I I largest fire in 25 years. 

1 

ha 

I I I' I ,I :~100 II 

I I

. Fire originated on !Ponderosa 13.7 

1

1996 Horseshoe 1 

1

. 1 IC · 1 

1 Horseshoe Hi! and Human Pine 

1

. ocomno sq mi 0 

I May I Fire 

1 

spread NE. I I Grassland i , ~~80 I 

1--+.---1 I . I '1!~·680 ~--- 1 I I'F. · · d I /Ponderosa I ,

25 I , 'H hd ffi ue ongmate on I 1 1 . I I 'll996 I oc er er H hd ffc .11 d L' h . .Pine Mrxed IC . l'o 

1

-June Fire II oc er er Ht s an 

1 

tg tnmg 1 conifer I , ocomno sq.mi. 

1 I spread NE. ' I Grassland 

I ,6,520 I 

I I I 

----123,000 f-, ---l---~,----1! 

l•c 1' 

36 I 

I o o o I 

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11995 

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-Pumpkin !Burned large portion of I Lightning Ponderosa Coconino 14,760 0 0 liO 

•M Fire 

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1l0,423'(3l77m) I Pine/Mixed ac 

elevation Kendrick conifer I 

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I I reak I ,;~.mi. I 

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I Vegetation 

! {13] 

I ! /The Rodeo fire was ~---

1

. I I intentionally started by I 1468,6381 I I 1 

I ~~~~~~~n;~rfirefighter 

1

1 , ~~a 32 . .1 ,1 I 

I Rodeo . I employ~ent, the I Ponderosa I I . . I 

2002 Ch d k 

I 

Ch d k fi . H I p,·ne-Oak I I Cocon_ mo I Gtla I 1426 ' 0 0 _- e IS 1 e IS 1 1re was i uman 1

J . p· !NavaJO isq.mt. I 1 1 Fire started by a stranded I i umper- myon I I 1 1 

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1drivertryingtoattractal 1 ! \189,651\ 

I news helicopter. 

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1 , Largest fire in Arizona I 

1

1 ] I history at the time. I ,1----~---, ~----:1-----~-----184,750 I 

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I Fire on Mount 1 1 1

1 

ac j 

1 Lemmon in the Santa I 1 I I I' 

I I I Catalina Mountains 1' 1 1 II 132 I · . I 1Aspen I Pine- I I 1 2003 1 Aspen Fire , bums through the town I Human 1 1 Pima I Pinal sq.mi. l325+ I 0 0 1 Oak I Conifer 

I 1 lofSummerhaven, , 1 I 

1 I I, Arizona destroying 3251 134,297 1 I I 1 

I I I I II ! ! J 

1 

lof340 structures. I - 1ha ; 1 : i 

f-.-- . ~-----[---~-~---~--~- 1 

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I I I I I !~ 9,500 I II I ---1 

12004 

I I I I ,I I I I iW'II F' Largefiresouthwestofl ID Sh bl 187 I , . 

I [IS; ow lfe I Payson, Arizona in the Lightning c~sert lru I Gila I sq.mi. I 0 i 0 I 0 

!Mazatzal Wilderness. I aparra I ~48,360 : I 

, ' iha , 

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12005 

I 

I

Two lightning caused ' I 

1 fires merge to create i 243,950! 

' 1 lac I 

I I the third largest 1 1 1 1 

I wildfire in Arizona II I D rt G I i 1

/3 81 I Cave Creek histo . Fire destroyed . . I esc rass ' . : . I 

iComplex i h h~ . C C k LJghtnmgiChaparral/ IMancopa/Yavapmjsq.m1. ill+ 

!

Fire ,

1

M'? Jstor~. ave dree'l iMixedConifer I ' I 

I

, . !Stress me, an 1 ! ' 1: 98.723 i 

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likely lead to the death I i ha · I ! of the largest recorded ~ i 

1 I saguaro cactus. , ) ! I I i I 1 

:---~------~Lightning caused-fire ~-----;----- -~-~-----~ 23,183 ~--- ---- :-----~-----~ 

I I 1 spread throughout the 1

1 

I ) I ac 1 1 1

1 I 

! I j Santa Rita Mountains, Oak I ! 36 i I I 

1

2005 Florida Fire ~~~st~~yeg the upper \Lightning I Woodland, \Santa Cruz I sq.mi. l 0 \ 0 \0 

I 1 on a an~on. I' -Mixed Conifer 1 I · I I' watershed With ItS old- I I ! 9.382 ) II 

1 growth douglas fir I I I h. I I : ' a I 1 1 forest. . 1 I I ·1 1· i I I . J 

---, . I I i i'---

1 I~~~~~=. :=~~~~~jya li 1 I · 

I started by campers, I' / I J I II began about one mile I I 14317 ac I 

' /Brins Mesa north of Sedona. The I :Ponderosa/ i i 1 

)2006 , F ,

1

:Brins Fire covered Human IPin~-Oak_J I Yavapai /Coconino I I 0 

1 I Ire ! :Jumper-Pmyon 1 · 

I I 114,317 acres on Brins I I' I ',· r' 

1

1 I Mesa, Wilson 1 

I I II I _Mountain and in Oak I 1 1 I . I I Creek Canyon 1 i I l2o101' Schultz Fire II Burned large portion of I Human ,~-Coconino 15,075 I 0 ----ro~~-ro I June 10,085' (3074m) ac j I I I I I I I I 

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County(ies) I 

Year Name Fire I I Vegetation Description Cause {IJ] 

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and southeastern slopes Pine I Mixed 

of San Francisco conifer 

' 

2011 

Mountain. Extensive 

debris flows and 

flooding ensued into 

downslope residential 

areas beginning July 

2010, resulting in one 

fatality. 

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• 1 Fifth largest fire in I 

I 

Arizona History burned 

IH h 2 the southeast flank of I 

! Forses oe the Chiricahua 'I Human 

Jre /Mountains in the 

Coronado National , 

Forest. 

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loesert 

I Grassland, 

]Scrub Oak, 

I . /Cochise 

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Size lStr~:~~res lneaths !Injuries l 

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6,100 

ha I I I 

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lac 1 ~ I 

r~:.~i. 123 lo io 

/Pine 

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'rl ~~,226 ! i 1,~ ____ , .11. __ 

130,526 ,----

!;:mi. 164 i 0 lo I

Human caused fire 1 

bums through the 1 '1 

I 

Miller Wilderness in 1 Human /Conifer-Oak I I 

Cochise 

I 

the Huachuca I 1

1 

Pinyon-Juniper I 

Mountains and into i Sierra Vista, Arizona. / I I 

~~·Largest fire in Arizona ~---~1 [ 

I I 

Ponderosa I' I history burned 841 Pine 1 Gamble 

12011 Wallow Fire I square ~ile_s of Human Apache I Graham I 

I

I vegetation m the I Oak 1 I Greenlee I Navajo 

I 1 Sagebrush 1 I I Apache National Forest 

1

1 Shrub land 

!Monument 

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12,353 ·, 

ha / 

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\538,049! 

1

ac I ' 

841 . 1 1

1 

, I 

sq.m1. 172 1

o ~·16 

1

1 

217,7411 ! 

ha 1 

! :-~ J,-~~~;near Alpine, Arizona .. i ! 

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1 Residential fire sparks 1

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1

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Iarge fire in the 

1

: Pine-Oak I [ . 

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Gladiator 1 12012 FirellOJ /PrescottNational Human Ponderosa /'Yavapai 0 

1 I I 1 Forest near Crown i i Pine 1 

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' 16,240 

,:: I 

lsq.mi. !6 I 

[8 

I I !King, Arizona. I \ 6,572 I 

1

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1 June 28 lightning I : 1 I \ started fire that grew _ I i 8,500 1 

i I I rapidly due to high i _ 1

1 i ac /' 

I

I I I temperatures, low I' I . I r' I I, 22 jy IIH'll ihumidityandwmd; [Desert Grass, 1 13 1

19 12013 1Fi~:~2~}[22li ~!~ea~:~~ :ob\~~ o[5 miles !!Lightning I ~~~~~~~~iper !Yavapai 1

sq.mi. 1129 !' 

I NW of Phoenix: 19 I 13,440 r.: 

I

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1 

I firefighters killed; 1 [ ha12ll 1 Ill 

forced the closure of r I I I 

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_____ . i'.----+1 ___ . ---~---·-l'-=----- ,2014 -~SlideFir"er24 l,OnMay20,2014, \Human /Ponderosa/ llcoconino . 21,227 fO :O 1

0 I ' around 4pm, a wildfire I /Pine-Oak I ac 1 I 1

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, I 1 was reported just north iJuniper-Pinyon I I of Slide Rock State ! 1 I I 1 Park. The fire was I 00 I 

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I 1

1 

percent contained on 

1 

June 4, 2014, with 

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jYear 1 

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Fire 

Name I Description Cause {!3] County(ies) Size De;tths Vegetation I 1

1

_ Structures I 

1 1 Lod !Injuries 

1

21,227 acres burned. . I ~--1 i 

Total personnel ! I 

included over 1,230 I 

firefighters, 50 crews, 1 L

1

1 

29 engines and 9 I J fzo~J Baker IIi helicopters --l~nkno:Brush___ I, Cochi-se____ 17,980~~!-0~----~ 0---1---~i ! jcanyon Fire_ : 1 1 1ac _ 0 

12016 ~opockFire I !Human lsrush !Mohave j;~200 lo ---j~·0--~0 

. I I 

(May 15, 2011) Photograph of the Horseshoe 2 Fire from the International Space Station. (Original Photo) 

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! Year :~::e I Description I Cause I Vegetationl131 1

[ County Size Structures ! Deaths 1--- .1:--------- (ics) (acres) -~L~os~t __ l ___ +- , 

1~1~9~90-~BigBugFire ~~~~~~~~:~~~:~:~i~le. ~~Human IN/A kavapai 100 [--0----~~0 ~~-~ I I Small fire on the I .,I ,, ---------j 

JI990 Bray Fire !Mogollon Rim near Bray N/A 1

NiA Coconino N/A N/A I,N/A N/A ~~ 

1

___ Creek Ranch. 1 1 __j , 

I ~~~~~~~~~~~v~i~~i~~ns I iluni'per P1'nyon I . I I 

lt990 Doce Firel2SJ chaparral in the Granite IN/A ' y /850 0 I 0 0 1 !Mountain Wilderness I !Woodland I avapat , 

I /

northwest of. Prescott, l_.l ! '1 1 I 

. ~A~r=iz=o=na=·------~----·~------li ---~. -----:1----~~ '[ I I JSmallfirealongU.S. 1 ,~ 

1

1

1990 ~~::~ 53 

1

1

Route89nearOakCreek IN/A !Forest Coconino IN/A N/A /IN/A N/A I 

Canyon. J ! ___J 

1--,----11 I ;----1, I --+----, i I I ' ~~~:~~~~l~i~~~;sdfiby a ,1 I I i i 

I 

I 

G . unattended camp Ire 25 1 High Desert I / , I 

'1991 erommo miles southwest of 1

1

Human ' I Coconino 85+ 0 1

,· 0 0 I Firel271 1 River I • FSiagstaff, ACrizona in the 

1

, 

1

, I 1' 

11 I ycamore anyon 

Wilderness. I 1' I .1 

1

---,------j------cc---- ,I -~~---f-1 ---+-----~-------1 

I 

1

1 

Fire about two miles east i I I •.1

. 0 I 0 /1991 N/A ofSunsetCrater. /N/A !Forest .Coconino 450 0 I 

Jl---t----1 I :-1 ----1 I ,--, , Dry conditions helped i 1 1 I I 

11992 / Troon Fire ~~~1 : ~~~::;;ec~:~ IN/A I Desert J Maricopa ~~3~,0~0~0--I~O-----i-0---+'o ___ --j 

~--~Warm -~--j----+-1 --~ i I 

1

1.1994 SpringsFire N/A ,N/A Desert j

1

·Mohave 

1

7,000+ N/A 1

1

,N/A IN/A i 

___ _j~·~l'-,-'l--,----+--------+~--- IJ---

ii994 BlackMesa N/A IN/A !Desert ,.Yuma ·~ -500+ N/A l

1

N/A j'N/A~, 1---,F"e 1 

____ 1

1_____ _ __ , 

it994 IGoodw~n N/A IN/A jnesert/Juniper lvavapai r-1~50~+--N/A IN/A IN/A . i 

! Mesa F1re 1 1.- Pinyon 1 i ·'· J 1---j-----+-------·-~ --'-----1----j---------1 

1

_1

1995 

1

! D_ynamite I' Brush fire along the i I 1 j 

VerdeRivernorthofRio 1N/A iDesert/River Maricopa !900 0 0 !O 'r F1re . 1 1 1 IYerde,Arizona. • 1 1 ·--- I 

I

I----• IBrushfireinthe ~~---~·------, I -----:,---+~----1 

I 

I I I' I ,I Geronimo Superstition Wilderness 1 Human 1 Desert II Pinal 12,200 0 i 0 1

1995 

Fire1291 southeast of Apache I r· I' 0 I I punction. I______ i I 1 

~~9~;i~;g:~wn IN/A I Lightning ~~:~;(.~~nyon 1 Apache 14,500 0 I 0 ~~0----~~ ,----~,, Fire on Mount Graham ,. 1 . ~~~~r--- ----- ---~~ 

1

1 bums territory of the 1 I I' ·

1

1 I 

I

I Clark Peak endangered Mount I I 

jt996 Fire(JJ) ['Graham Red Squirrel and !Human !Fir Pine 1

1 Graham !,, 6,300 0 I 0 )o 

I 

threatened the Mount I : ,1 ,,1 

. I I Graham International , . 

! i Observatory. , 1 l ____ l_ I I · ~~--1 ·~Bumedfortwoweeksand/ ~---- I -

1

1 ~--~--~----~ 

[_ 1996 Hochderffer becamethelargestfirein IL' ht. lp d p· /c . 16400 0 'o ' 1 ' 1g mng ' on erosa me ocomno 1

· , I ·1 0 . I Fire[32l I the history of the 1 1 

i 1 Coconino National Forest. I 1 I i I I 

~~~~Witch Well ·

1

rFire25milesnorthofSt. [L. h . [o--~S--b- ·----j lo 

1 

/ I FirelllJ Johns, Arizona. I 1g tmng 1 esert cru I Apache I 680 0 i ! 0 

iJ999 I Harcuvar Lightning caused fire near I Lightning! Desert ~-La Paz 115 980 0 I 0 I 0 

il

l ,. Fire(341 Welden, Arizona in the 

1

, I! ' ,, 

Harcuvar Wilderness 

1

• II 

Area. 

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f:,_Year I' Fire Description II Cause IIVcgctationiBJ I County I Size !Structures liD th Name 1 ; (ies) (acres) Lost ea s 

I---~ ] Lightning caused fire in I j l I I 1,,_ 

0 

I 

]Injuries 

I 

1 10 I _1999 ~~N/A 

1

1

theArizonaStripcountry, L" ht. :Desert/Juniper Mohave Itt OOO+ lo 

40milessouthwestofSt.l 1

g mngiPinyon I' ' I i , 1 1

George, Utah. 1 ! I 1 ____ 

1 

11999 liN/A ILightningcausedfirewesti_L· ht. !•Grassland/ I jl,OOO 

1

10 1' 0 ' of Prescott. j 1

g mng j Juniper Pinyon i Yavapai i 

~~--~ ·~Fire north of Whiteriver, j i 1

1 I I I 

j 1999 1

1

Rainbow )ArizonaintheFort iH lp d p· N . 14,

500 117 lo I Fire[35J I Apache Indian I uman on erosa me II, avaJO I + II 

1 , Reservation. i 1 

, _ __jl_ I d fi I ,----1---\ I ~---+, ---1, 1 p k' Lightning cause Ire i 1 1 1 1 u 

12000 F~~f61 m 1 burned for 17 days on IILightningj1

Ponderosa Pine I Coconino 

1

114,760 II 10 j

1

0 

1 1 j Kendrick Peak. j 1 

I I . I Small fire near Pine 1 I Madrean I 1 1 1 

!.: 2005 ~~.;rfoot Fire Canyon Camp in the iLightning !Conifer-Oak/ II Cochise 11,600 1.! 0 I 0 10 I 

1

---',.,- JChiricahuaMountains. j ]Aspen ____ I J I · !'Lightning caused fire I I I 

1

1 I. I -~- 1 lEdge south of Mount Ord i . . 1 Cha arral 1 Pine-l . 1 I 

1

12005 Complex lbetweenSunflower, 'ILtghtmngl 0 kp IIGtla 171,635 /o 

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IFiref381 I Arizona and Punkin 1 a I I 1 1 ! 

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' 1 1 ' , 1 en er, nzo . 1 I 1 1 1 J 

1-~-r 1

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I 'iT . M'll .b 'I h ' I rassan I. 

2005 wm 1 s ~ ums3mJesnort west iL· ht. IF b/P' 'M h !12,000 :0 

I jFireP9J !_of~oldenValley, II Jg nmgiJ:~i er myon- II o ave II ___ ~---~--~' ---- I I 

I

' I rAnzona. ! I p .... -- -- --- ---- ___ ! I 

2009 -[H deFiref40J j!Slowmovin~fireinthe ~-Li htnin IMixedConifer/ jYava ai 1245 j.o !o 11'':-10 Il Y Prescott National Forest. \ g g Chaparral p 1 ' · 

lf-~~~p· F" INearthePioneerPass J !Pine-Oak/ ! 1

1375 I ~---- ) 2009 

1

1 r4:fneer Jre I Campground 8 mil~s _I Lightning I Ponderosa Pine !I Gila a~res I' 0 I 0 

1 /south of Globe, Anzona. , Chaparral I I I I 

1

2009 !_P. F" IThreemilesnortheastof IlL. ht. I_P d p· l'coconino/1 650+ /o ]o -n;o I __ ~! omt 'Jre ]Pine, Arizona. __ 1

g nmg! __ on eros~-:~- Gila I i I I I' I Lightning caused fire on i I I ~----~-~--~--~-----~-----i 

I . , I Gobbler Point 5 miles I . . I . I I I · 1

1 

' i .

1

2009 .RenoFtrel'-1, h fA!. 1Ltghtnmg PonderosaPme -

1

Apache 1

6,322 10 _

1

0 llo 1

: ! 1 sout west o pme, ! , 

I j !Arizona. . I j I I I J I 

1 I 1 Two lightning sparked 1 I -~~ i ~----~ i I Ruby ~~fires, the Game Reserve I i I I j 1 

l

i 2009 I Complex Fire, and the Ruby Fire !Lightning I P?nderosa ~ 1 Coconino 

1

-4,644+ I 0 I 0 i 0 

1

, 

I [431 I i Pmyon-Jumper I 1 Fire 1 merge in the Kaibab i ! I 1 j__ ! 

1.----!-----~~i:~:~:~~:~~:amp~rs at j-----,l ,l,l -~] 1-----l , ! Water Wheel [the Water Wheel I Pine-Oak \ I 

12009 IF" r

441 1 Campground threatens the /Human 1 

Forest I I Gila I goo i 0 0 ,I 0 

) 1 Ire /community of Beaver 1 !Chaparral I I ,I , 

I __ J 1

valley. L ___ j 1 , 1 · 

, r---- lsmallfirebelievedtobe I I ----~ i!-----~---~'---

1

, I I' started by a dragging I i I I ' 

12010 !Big Bug Fire ,chain burned private !Human !Yavapai l6s 10 1,0 lo : ! f45J . 1 property along State 

1

. I! N/ A 1 , I 

· II I Route 69 near Mayer, 

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·---i·------~i May have been started by 1 i I 

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2010 189MesaFire,ArizonaGameandFish I 1· ,,1_ 523 j_o lo 1 

1 1 1 1 Human I Ponderosa Pine Coconino I 0 

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, 

46 I employees welding in the i 1 

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area. , i 1 r=--1 Eag~,Fock j;~~~:n;~g:i~~:~~~~:ast I Lightning ll~i~~~r~::;:;: 1111 Coconino _113,42~- 'li~-----,~-0---1 iFJre I of Williams, Arizona. 1 1° f-~-i I f ! I I I ~----f,~---1 

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Fire I i . 1131 ~County Size !J Structures 1

Year N 1 I . . I Description i Cause 1 VegetatiOn (' ) ( ) L Deaths lnjunes arne __] 1 1es acres ost _ 

1_2010 HardyFire !Tran.sientsuspectedof ruman I!PonderosaPine 1Coconinoi282_j.o Do 1 [45] startmg the fire. 

1 I 

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