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The Wallow Fire became the largest fire in Arizona's history, chewing through homes and land in its path from May 29 until its containment on July 8.
Wallow Fire remains largest wildfire in Arizona history, another busy season could be ahead As another wildfire season approaches, we're taking a look at the top 5 largest wildfires in Arizona history. and last updated 2021-05-26 20:26:43-04 PHOENIX â As Arizona prepares for what is expected to be another busy wildfire season, we're also marking 10 years since our state saw the most destructive blaze in its history. WALLOW FIRE AND ARIZONA'S OTHER LARGEST WILDFIRES The Wallow Fire burned through more than 500,000 acres of forest in the White Mountains near the Arizona-New Mexico border i...
A collection of the interesting — and sometimes unusual — events that happened this week in Arizona history.May 23On this date in 1868, Col. Christopher “Kit” Carson, who directed the campaign against the Navajos which resulted in their surrender and the exile of about half the tribe to Fort Sumner between 1864 and 1868, died at Fort Lyon, Colorado., just nine days before the
KAFF News pic courtesy of the State Forestry Department 2020 Was One Of The Worst Fire Seasons In Arizona In A Decade Arizona just saw one of the worst fire seasons the state has had in a decade. State forestry officials say in 2020 over 25-hundred wildfires burned more than 978-thousand acres of state, federal and tribal lands. Of those fires, 82-percent were human caused. Last year, there were over 650 more fires that burned over 593-thousand more acres than 2019. Officials say the drier than normal Monsoon season played a significant role in the rise in both categories. The most destr...