2022 Arizona wildfires

{{Infobox wildfire

| title = 2022 Arizona wildfires

| image =Crooks Fire, Arizona.jpg

| caption =Plumes of smoke from the Crooks Fire seen from Prescott, Arizona, on April 24, 2022

| cost = Unknown

| references =

| total_fires = 1,263

| total_area = {{convert|143601|acre|ha|abbr=off}}

| buildings = 700

| injuries = 6

| fatalities = 3

| is_season = yes

| year = 2022

| season_name = Arizona wildfires

}}

According to statistics published by the Southwest Coordination Center (an interagency government organization providing logistical and other support for wildland fire incidents), 1,263 wildfires burned {{convert|143601|acre|ha|abbr=off}} in the US state of Arizona in 2022.{{Cite report |url=https://gacc.nifc.gov/swcc/predictive/intelligence/Historical/AnnualReports/2022SWA_AnnualReport.pdf |title=Southwest Area Annual Report: 2022 Fire Year |date=March 16, 2023 |publisher=Southwest Coordination Center |access-date=August 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713183637/https://gacc.nifc.gov/swcc/predictive/intelligence/Historical/AnnualReports/2022SWA_AnnualReport.pdf |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{rp|pages=|page=6}}

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.{{Cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/us/wildfire-arizona-flagstaff-tunnel.html|title = Arizona Wildfires Seize on Chaotic Winds and Parched Forests|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 20 April 2022|last1 = Healy|first1 = Jack|access-date = 21 April 2022|archive-date = 21 April 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220421113017/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/us/wildfire-arizona-flagstaff-tunnel.html|url-status = live}}{{Cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/20/wall-of-fire-sends-arizona-evacuations|title = 'Wall of fire' sends residents of more than 700 homes fleeing in Arizona|website = The Guardian|date = 21 April 2022|access-date = 21 April 2022|archive-date = 21 April 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220421112626/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/20/wall-of-fire-sends-arizona-evacuations|url-status = live}}

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), produced significant structural damage or casualties, or were otherwise notable.

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scope="col"\|Name !scope="col"\|County !scope="col"\|Acres !scope="col"\|Start date !scope="col"\|Containment date !scope="col"\|Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable"\|Ref
scope="row"\|Tunnel Fire \|Coconino\|\|19,088\|\|{{dts\|2022\|04\|17}}\|\|{{dts\|2022\|06\|03}}\|\|Undetermined cause\|\|{{cite web \|title=Inciweb - Tunnel Fire \|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8068/ \|publisher=Inciweb - Incident Information System \|access-date=2022-04-29 \|archive-date=2022-04-29 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429091703/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8068/ \|url-status=live }}
scope="row"\|Crooks Fire \|Yavapai\|\|9,402\|\|{{dts\|2022\|04\|18}}\|\|{{dts\|2022\|06\|27}} \|\|Undetermined cause. The fire started {{convert\|11\|mi\|km}} south of Prescott. It was 96% contained on May 25 but, due to inaccessible terrain, it took until June 27 to contain the remaining 4%.\|\| {{cite web \|author1=National Centers for Environmental Information \|title=Crooks Fire April 2022 \|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1018315 \|website=Storm Event Database \|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration \|access-date=5 August 2023 \|date=July 2022}} {{cite web \|author1=National Centers for Environmental Information \|title=Crooks Fire May 2022 \|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1040462 \|website=Storm Event Database \|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration \|access-date=5 August 2023 \|date=August 2022}} {{cite web \|author1=National Centers for Environmental Information \|title=Crooks Fire June 2022 \|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1040463 \|website=Storm Event Database \|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration \|access-date=5 August 2023 \|date=September 2022}}{{cite web \|title=Wildfire update, Tuesday, May 3, 2022: Crooks Fire containment grows, many evacuations lifted, Tunnel Fire close to full containment \|date=3 May 2022 \|url=https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2022-05-03/wildfire-update-tuesday-may-3-2022-crooks-fire-containment-grows-many-evacuations-lifted-tunnel-fire-close-to-full-containment \|publisher=KNAU \|access-date=5 August 2023}}{{cite web \|title=Crooks Fire burns near Prescott \|url=https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2022/04/20/crooks-fire-burns-near-prescott/7381688001/ \|website=AZCentral \|publisher=The Arizona Republic \|access-date=5 August 2023}}{{cite web \|title=Inciweb - Crooks Fire \|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8067/ \|publisher=Inciweb - Incident Information System \|access-date=2022-04-29 \|archive-date=2022-04-29 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429050908/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8067/ \|url-status=live }}
scope="row"\|Presumido Peak Fire \|Pima\|\|2,591\|\|{{dts\|2022\|03\|26}}\|\|{{dts\|2022\|04\|03}}\|\|Human-caused. The National Centers for Environmental Information documented that over $800,000 (2022 USD) was spent to extinguish the fire.\|\|{{cite web \|title=Inciweb - Presumido Peak Fire \|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8036/ \|publisher=Inciweb - Incident Information System \|access-date=29 April 2022 \|archive-date=29 April 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429050909/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8036/ \|url-status=live }}{{cite web \|author1=National Centers for Environmental Information \|title=Arizona Event Report: Presumido Peak Fire \|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015952 \|website=Storm Event Database \|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration \|access-date=3 August 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803065200/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015952 \|archive-date=3 August 2023 \|date=2022 \|url-status=live}}

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scope="col"|Name

!scope="col"|County

!scope="col"|Acres

!scope="col"|Start date

!scope="col"|Containment date

!scope="col"|Notes

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref

scope="row"|Tunnel Fire

|Coconino||19,088||{{dts|2022|04|17}}||{{dts|2022|06|03}}||Undetermined cause||{{cite web |title=Inciweb - Tunnel Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8068/ |publisher=Inciweb - Incident Information System |access-date=2022-04-29 |archive-date=2022-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429091703/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8068/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row"|Crooks Fire

|Yavapai||9,402||{{dts|2022|04|18}}||{{dts|2022|06|27}}

||Undetermined cause. The fire started {{convert|11|mi|km}} south of Prescott. It was 96% contained on May 25 but, due to inaccessible terrain, it took until June 27 to contain the remaining 4%.||

{{cite web |author1=National Centers for Environmental Information |title=Crooks Fire April 2022 |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1018315 |website=Storm Event Database |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=July 2022}}
{{cite web |author1=National Centers for Environmental Information |title=Crooks Fire May 2022 |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1040462 |website=Storm Event Database |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=August 2022}}
{{cite web |author1=National Centers for Environmental Information |title=Crooks Fire June 2022 |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1040463 |website=Storm Event Database |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=September 2022}}{{cite web |title=Wildfire update, Tuesday, May 3, 2022: Crooks Fire containment grows, many evacuations lifted, Tunnel Fire close to full containment |date=3 May 2022 |url=https://www.knau.org/knau-and-arizona-news/2022-05-03/wildfire-update-tuesday-may-3-2022-crooks-fire-containment-grows-many-evacuations-lifted-tunnel-fire-close-to-full-containment |publisher=KNAU |access-date=5 August 2023}}{{cite web |title=Crooks Fire burns near Prescott |url=https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2022/04/20/crooks-fire-burns-near-prescott/7381688001/ |website=AZCentral |publisher=The Arizona Republic |access-date=5 August 2023}}{{cite web |title=Inciweb - Crooks Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8067/ |publisher=Inciweb - Incident Information System |access-date=2022-04-29 |archive-date=2022-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429050908/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8067/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row"|Presumido Peak Fire

|Pima||2,591||{{dts|2022|03|26}}||{{dts|2022|04|03}}||Human-caused. The National Centers for Environmental Information documented that over $800,000 (2022 USD) was spent to extinguish the fire.||{{cite web |title=Inciweb - Presumido Peak Fire |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8036/ |publisher=Inciweb - Incident Information System |access-date=29 April 2022 |archive-date=29 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429050909/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8036/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |author1=National Centers for Environmental Information |title=Arizona Event Report: Presumido Peak Fire |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015952 |website=Storm Event Database |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803065200/https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=1015952 |archive-date=3 August 2023 |date=2022 |url-status=live}}

References

Wildfires

Category:2022 wildfires in the United States

Arizona, 2022

Category:Wildfires in Arizona