List of Arizona wildfires#Notable fires
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Statistics
Notable fires
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| Year
! Fire Name ! Description ! Cause ! County ! Size ! Structures Lost ! Deaths ! Injuries |
|---|
| id="Radio Fire"
| 1977 | Radio Fire | Scorched the peak of Mount Elden in Flagstaff. | Human | Ponderosa Pine / | Coconino | 4,600 ac 7.2 sq.mi. 1,862 ha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| id="Carr Canyon Fire"
| 1977 | Carr Canyon Fire | Scorched the peak of Carr Peak, Miller Peak in Sierra Vista. | Human | Ponderosa Pine / | Cochise | 4,000 ac 6.2 sq.mi. 1,200 ha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| id="Dude Fire"
| 1990 | Large fire on the Mogollon Rim that burned for 10 days. On June 25, six firefighters were killed in a burn over. Including the first female wildland firefighter killed in Arizona. It was Arizona's worst forest fire in history at the time. | Lightning | Ponderosa Pine / | Coconino | 28,000 ac 44 sq.mi. 11,331 ha | 63 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994
| Rattlesnake Fire | Scorched the peak of Chiricahua Peak in Douglas. | Lightning | Ponderosa Pine / | Cochise | 25,000 ac 30+ sq.mi. 3,000 +- ha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995
| Rio Fire{{cite web|title=Flame & Flood|date=12 March 2003|url=http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/firescar/|publisher=NASA - Earth Observatory|access-date=26 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006085841/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/firescar/|archive-date=6 October 2012|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Rio Fire contained; Tonto's doubles|url=http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/1995/07/11/22636-rio-fire-contained-tonto-s-doubles/|publisher=Tucson Citizen|access-date=26 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010231556/http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/1995/07/11/22636-rio-fire-contained-tonto-s-doubles/|archive-date=10 October 2014|url-status=live}} | Fast moving brush fire blackened 36 square miles of desert landscape, including a large part of McDowell Mountain Regional Park and sections of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. | Lightning | Desert | Maricopa | 23,000 ac 36 sq.mi. 9,308 ha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996
| Largest fire in the history of the Tonto National Forest burns in the Four Peaks Wilderness. The state's largest fire in 25 years. | Human | Desert / | Maricopa | 61,300 ac 96 sq.mi. 24,800 ha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 May
| Horseshoe Fire | Fire originated on Horseshoe Hill and spread NE. | Human | Ponderosa Pine / | Coconino | 8,100 ac 13.7 sq.mi. 3,280 ha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 June
| Hochderffer Fire | Fire originated at Hochderffer Hills (about 14 miles NNW of Flagstaff) and spread NE. | Lightning | Ponderosa Pine / | Coconino | 16,680 ac 25 sq.mi. 6,520 ha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 May
| Pumpkin Fire | Burned large portion of 10,423' (3177m) elevation Kendrick Peak. | Lightning | Ponderosa Pine / | Coconino | 14,760 ac 23 sq.mi. 5,970 ha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002
| The Rodeo fire was intentionally started on June 18 by a seasonal firefighter looking for employment; the Chediski fire was accidentally started on June 20 by a stranded driver trying to attract a news helicopter. Burning areas joined on June 23, having collectively consumed around 300,000 acres. Largest fire in Arizona history at that time. | Human | Ponderosa Pine, Oak / | 468,638 ac 732 sq.mi. 189,651 ha | 426 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003
| Fire on Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains burned through the town of Summerhaven, destroying 325 of 340 structures. | Human | Aspen / | 84,750 ac 132 sq.mi. 34,297 ha | 325+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2004
| Large fire southwest of Payson in the Mazatzal Wilderness. | Lightning | Desert Shrub / | Gila | 119,500 ac 187 sq.mi. 48,360 ha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004
| Nuttall/Gibson Complex Fire | Scorched the peak of Mount Graham in Safford. | Lightning | Ponderosa Pine / | Graham | 30,000+- ac 40+ sq.mi. 5,000+ ha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005
| 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 / | Maricopa / Yavapai | 243,950 ac 381 sq.mi. 98,723 ha | 11+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2005
| Florida Fire | Lightning-caused fire that spread throughout the Santa Rita Mountains within the Coronado National Forest. Destroyed the upper Florida Canyon watershed with its old-growth Douglas Fir forest. | Lightning | Oak woodland / | Santa Cruz | 23,183 ac 36 sq.mi. 9,382 ha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006
| Brins Mesa Fire | Wildfire (reportedly started by campers) that began on June 18, 2006, about one mile north of Sedona. Burned on Brins Mesa, Wilson Mountain and in Oak Creek Canyon. | Human | Ponderosa Pine-Oak / | Yavapai /Coconino | 4,317 ac | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 June
| Burned large portion of 10,085' (3074m) elevation Schultz Peak and southeastern slopes of San Francisco Mountain. Extensive debris flows and flooding ensued, affecting downslope residential areas beginning July 2010, and resulting in one fatality. | Human | Ponderosa Pine / | Coconino | 15,075 ac 23.5 sq.mi. 6,100 ha | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011
| Fifth largest fire in Arizona History burned the southeast flank of the Chiricahua Mountains in the Coronado National Forest. | Human | Desert grassland / | Cochise | 222,954 ac 348 sq.mi. 90,226 ha | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011
| Human caused fire burns through the Miller Peak Wilderness in the Huachuca Mountains and into Sierra Vista. | Human | Conifer-Oak / | Cochise | 30,526 ac 48 sq.mi. 12,353 ha | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011
| Largest fire in Arizona history. Burned 841 square miles of vegetation in the Apache National Forest near Alpine. | Human | Ponderosa Pine / | Apache / Graham / Greenlee / Navajo | 538,049 ac 841 sq.mi. 217,741 ha | 72 | 0 | 16 |
| 2012
| Residential fire sparks large fire in the Prescott National Forest near Crown King. | Human | Pine-Oak / | Yavapai | 16,240 ac 25 sq.mi. 6,572 ha | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2013
| Yarnell Hill Fire{{cite web|title=19 Firefighters Dead in Ariz. Blaze, Official Says|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fire-arizona-prompts-evacuation-120-homes-19538670#.UdD8Vju1HxB|publisher=ABC News|access-date=1 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701033122/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fire-arizona-prompts-evacuation-120-homes-19538670#.UdD8Vju1HxB|archive-date=1 July 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3461/|title=InciWeb the Incident Information System: Yarnell Hill Fir|website=Nwcg.gov|access-date=9 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527223106/http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3461/|archive-date=27 May 2016|url-status=live}} | June 28 lightning-started fire that grew rapidly due to high temperatures, low humidity and wind. Occurred near the town of Yarnell, about 85 miles NW of Phoenix, killing 19 firefighters and forcing the closure of parts of State Route 89. | Lightning | Desert grass / | Yavapai | 8,500 ac 13 sq.mi. | 129 | 19 | 22 |
| 2014
| Slide Fire{{cite news|last1=Benson|first1=Phil|title=Slide Fire fully contained; cost reaches $10.1 million|url=http://www.cbs5az.com/story/25570473/slide-fire-fully-contained-cost-reaches-101-million|access-date=25 March 2016|work=KPHO|date=4 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222153051/http://www.cbs5az.com/story/25570473/slide-fire-fully-contained-cost-reaches-101-million|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=live}} | Late in the afternoon of May 20, 2014, a wildfire was reported in Oak Creek Canyon, just north of Slide Rock State Park. It was fully contained on June 4, 2014, due to the efforts of over 1,230 firefighters, 50 crews, 29 engines and 9 helicopters. Its cause is still officially classified as "unknown," but officials have said it was likely started by humans.{{cite web |title=The Slide Fire: One Year Later |url=https://www.arizonahighways.com/blog/slide-fire-one-year-later |website=Arizona Highways |access-date=2019-06-24 |date=2015-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624191511/https://www.arizonahighways.com/blog/slide-fire-one-year-later |archive-date=2019-06-24 |url-status=live }} | Unknown | Ponderosa Pine-Oak / | Coconino | 21,227 ac | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016
| | Unknown | Brush | Cochise | 7,980 ac | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016
| | Human | Brush | Mohave | 2,200 ac | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017
|Sawmill Fire{{Cite web|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5164/|title=Sawmill Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System|website=inciweb.nwcg.gov|language=en|access-date=2018-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129054402/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5164/|archive-date=2018-11-29|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2018/11/26/sawmill-fire-explosion-caught-camera-during-gender-reveal-party/2121802002/|title=Video shows how gunshot at gender reveal party started Arizona wildfire|work=azcentral|access-date=2018-11-28|language=en}} |On April 23, 2017, a father hosting a gender reveal party shot a target containing tannerite (an explosive substance) and blue powder, to announce that the baby was a boy. The explosion started a fire in the surrounding grass. Over 100 people were evacuated and total damage amounted to about $8 million. |Human |Grass / |Pima |46,911 ac | |0 |0 |
| 2017
|The fire began on June 24, 2017. The fire caused the Mayer Fire Department and the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office to shut down parts of Highway 69 between the towns of Mayer and Dewey-Humboldt. More than 100 people had to be evacuated. Most of the evacuees were from the town of Mayer. |Unknown |Dry grass / |28,516 ac |5 |0 |1 |
| 2019
|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 / |Pinal, Maricopa, Gila |123,875 ac |0 |0 |0 |
| 2020
|The fire starting during a thunderstorm over the Tucson area the evening of June 5. A lightning strike hit Coronado National Forest. The fired moved into the Pusch Ridge Wilderness of the Santa Catalina Mountains. By the evening of June 10, the fire had moved to the south side of the Santa Catalina Mountains making the flames visible throughout Tucson.{{cite web |title=UPDATE: Bighorn Fire grows to 1,700 acres; no structures threatened, no evacuations planned |url=https://www.kold.com/2020/06/07/update-bighorn-fire-grows-acres-no-structures-threatened-no-evacuations-planned/ |website=KOLD.com |access-date=2020-06-08 |archive-date=2020-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608060816/https://www.kold.com/2020/06/07/update-bighorn-fire-grows-acres-no-structures-threatened-no-evacuations-planned/ |url-status=dead }} Evacuations for areas near the fire began on June 11.{{cite web |title=Parts of Catalina Foothills being evacuated; 'SET' stage includes parts of Oro Valley, grows further east |url=https://www.kold.com/2020/06/11/update-parts-catalina-foothills-being-evacuated-because-back-burn/ |website=KOLD.com |access-date=2020-06-11 |archive-date=2020-06-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611224950/https://www.kold.com/2020/06/11/update-parts-catalina-foothills-being-evacuated-because-back-burn/ |url-status=dead }} |Lightning |Bush, trees |Pima |119,541 ac |0 |0 |
| 2020
|The fire started not far from SR-87 which ultimately led to the ongoing closure of this route. The fire is believed to be human-caused, but is still under investigation. Due to high winds and low humidity, the fire rapidly spread and has forced evacuations on large sections of the communities of Tonto Basin and Punkin Center.{{cite web |title=Arizona wildfires: Evacuations ordered for Bush Fire as 2 other fires continue |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2020/06/15/gila-county-evacuations-ordered-bush-fire-mangum-bush-fires-update/3190569001/ |website=AZCentral.com}} |Human |Grass, Chaparral, Juniper-Pinyon |Maricopa, Gila |193,455 ac |0 |0 |0 |
| 2020
|The fire started around 3pm EDT on June 8, 2020 in the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The fire has evacuated the community of Jacob Lake. The cause of the fire is currently unknown.{{Cite web|title=Mangum Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6748/|access-date=2020-06-17|website=inciweb.nwcg.gov}} |Unknown |Timber, Short Grass, Brush |71,450 ac |0 |0 |0 |
| 2021
|Spur Fire |The Spur Fire started on May 27, 2021, in Bagdad. Due to strong winds, the fire spread quickly into the mining town of Bagdad and residents were ordered to evacuate. The fire as a result destroyed 20 structures including 13 homes. The fire is believed to be caused by a road construction crew nearby.{{cite web |title=Spur Fire: Wildfire destroys 20+ structures, Evacuation order lifted for entire town in Bagdad |url=https://www.abc15.com/news/wildfires/fire-crews-battling-spur-fire-in-bagdad-arizona |website=abc15.com |date=27 May 2021 |publisher=abc15.com staff |access-date=3 June 2021}} |Human |Dry grass / |153 ac |20 |0 |0 |
| 2021
|The Tiger fire started on June 30, 2021, due to a dry lightning strike in the Prescott National Forest. An evacuation order was placed for Horsethief Basin Lake due to the fire burning near the reservoir. On July 30, 2021, the fire reached 100% containment with no injuries or deaths reported and no buildings damaged or destroyed.{{cite web |title=Tiger Fire - Incident Information |url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7595/ |website=InciWeb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128195754/https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7595/ |archive-date=28 January 2022 |publisher=Prescott National Forest |access-date=11 March 2022}} |Lightning |Dry grass / Brush |16,278 ac |0 |0 |0 |
| 2021
|The Telegraph Fire started on June 4, 2021 in Superior. The cause is unknown, but it is believed to be by humans. As of July 3, 2021, the fire has been 100% contained.{{Cite web|title=Telegraph Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System|url=https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7512/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=inciweb.nwcg.gov}} |Human |Dry grass / Brush |Pinal |180,747 ac |51 |0 |0 |
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Lesser known fires
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| Year
! Fire Name ! Description ! Cause ! County(ies) ! Size (acres) ! Structures Lost ! Deaths ! Injuries |
|---|
| 1990
| Big Bug Fire | Small fire started by a logger's burning vehicle. | Human | N/A | Yavapai | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990
| Bray Fire | Small fire on the Mogollon Rim near Bray Creek Ranch. | N/A | N/A | Coconino | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990
| Small fire along U.S. Route 89 near Oak Creek Canyon. | N/A | Forest | Coconino | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1991
| Geronimo Fire"Campfire blamed for 'Geronimo' fire" Kingman Daily Miner [Kingman, Arizona] May 26, 1991, page 1 | Small fire caused by a Canadian hiker's unattended campfire 25 miles southwest of Flagstaff, Arizona in the Sycamore Canyon Wilderness. | Human | High Desert / River | Coconino | 85+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991
| N/A | Fire about two miles east of Sunset Crater. | N/A | Forest | Coconino | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992
| Troon Fire | Dry conditions helped fuel a brush fire near Troon Country Club. Actual fire name is Granite Mountain. | N/A | Desert | Maricopa | 3,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994
| N/A | N/A | Desert | Mohave | 7,000+ | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1994
| Black Mesa Fire | N/A | N/A | Desert | Yuma | 500+ | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1994
| Goodwin Mesa Fire | N/A | N/A | Desert / Juniper Pinyon | Yavapai | 150+ | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1995
| Dynamite Fire | Brush fire along the Verde River north of Rio Verde, Arizona. | N/A | Desert / River | Maricopa | 900 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995
| Geronimo Firehttp://www.mmrs.fema.gov/news/eventcounties.fema?id=4216 {{dead link|date=June 2016}} | Brush fire in the Superstition Wilderness southeast of Apache Junction. | Human | Desert | Pinal | 2,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996
| Allentown Fire"Range fire burns 4,500 acres" The Sunday Courier - Jun 9, 1996 | N/A | Lightning | Juniper Pinyon Woodland | Apache | 4,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996
| Fire on Mount Graham burns territory of the endangered Mount Graham Red Squirrel and threatened the Mount Graham International Observatory. | Human | Fir Pine | Graham | 6,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996
| Burned for two weeks and became the largest fire in the history of the Coconino National Forest. | Lightning | Ponderosa Pine | Coconino | 16,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996
| Fire 25 miles north of St. Johns, Arizona. | Lightning | Desert Scrub | Apache | 680 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999
| Harcuvar Fire"Fire in the desert" Arizona Republic [Phoenix, Arizona] Jun 10, 1999 | Lightning caused fire near Welden, Arizona in the Harcuvar Wilderness Area. | Lightning | Desert | La Paz | 15,980 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999
| N/A | Lightning caused fire in the Arizona Strip country, 40 miles southwest of St. George, Utah. | Lightning | Desert / Juniper Pinyon | Mohave | 11,000+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999
| N/A | Lightning caused fire west of Prescott. | Lightning | Grassland / Juniper Pinyon | Yavapai | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999
| Fire north of Whiteriver, Arizona in the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. | Human | Ponderosa Pine | Navajo | 4,500 | 17+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2000
| Pumpkin Firehttp://199.134.225.50/nwcc/t2_wa4/previous/2000_fires/pumpkin/pumpkin_home.htm {{dead link|date=June 2016}} | Lightning caused fire burned for 17 days on Kendrick Peak. | Lightning | Ponderosa Pine | Coconino | 14,760 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005
| Small fire near Pine Canyon Camp in the Chiricahua Mountains. | Lightning | Madrean Conifer-Oak / Aspen | Cochise | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005
| Lightning caused fire south of Mount Ord between Sunflower, Arizona and Punkin Center, Arizona. | Lightning | Chaparral / Pine-Oak | Gila | 71,635 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005
| Lightning sparked fire burns 3 miles northwest of Golden Valley, Arizona. | Lightning | Grassland / Forb / Pinyon-Juniper | Mohave | 12,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009
| Slow moving fire in the Prescott National Forest. | Lightning | Mixed Conifer / Chaparral | Yavapai | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009
| Near the Pioneer Pass Campground 8 miles south of Globe, Arizona. | Lightning | Pine-Oak / Ponderosa Pine / Chaparral | Gila | 1,375 acres | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009
| Point Fire | Three miles northeast of Pine, Arizona. | Lightning | Ponderosa Pine | Coconino / Gila | 650+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009
| Lightning caused fire on Gobbler Point 5 miles southwest of Alpine, Arizona. | Lightning | Ponderosa Pine | Apache | 6,322 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009
| Two lightning sparked fires, the Game Reserve Fire, and the Ruby Fire merge in the Kaibab National Forest. | Lightning | Ponderosa / Pinyon-Juniper | Coconino | 4,644+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009
| Fire started by campers at the Water Wheel Campground threatens the community of Beaver Valley. | Human | Pine-Oak Forest / Chaparral | Gila | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010
| Small fire believed to be started by a dragging chain burned private property along State Route 69 near Mayer, Arizona. | Human | N/A | Yavapai | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010
| May have been started by Arizona Game and Fish employees welding in the area. | Human | Ponderosa Pine | Coconino | 523 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010
| Lightning caused fire about 15 miles northeast of Williams, Arizona. | Lightning | Ponderosa Pine / Mixed Conifer | Coconino | 3,420 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010
| Transient suspected of starting the fire. | Human | Ponderosa Pine | Coconino | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010
| Started by an abandoned campfire. | Human | Aspen, Spruce-fir Pine, Mixed Conifer | Coconino | 15,000 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011
| Fire 3 miles east of Lochiel, Arizona near Parker Canyon Lake. | N/A | Desert Grassland, Scrub Oak | Cochise | 10,610 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011
| Lightning fire southwest of Kendrick Mountain. | Lightning | Ponderosa Pine / Aspen / Mixed Conifer | Coconino | 5,100+ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011
| Lightning ignited fire east of Whiteriver, Arizona, north of the Black River near 10 of Diamonds Ranch. | Lightning | Ponderosa Pine / Mixed Conifer / Pinyon-Juniper | Apache | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011
| Brush fire 8 miles north of Sonoita, Arizona. | Human | Desert Grassland | Pima / Santa Cruz | 2,009 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011
| Fast moving grass fire north of Sonoita, Arizona in the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area. | Human | Desert Grassland | Pima / Santa Cruz | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011
| Fire started by a welder in the Coronodo Nation Forest, 10 miles southeast of Green Valley, Arizona. | Human | Madrean Encinal / Mixed Conifer / Pine-Oak | Pima | 1,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011
| Three lightning sparked fires, the Bull Fire, Pena Fire, and Murphy Fire merge in the Tumacacori Mountains, 3 miles east of Arivaca, Arizona. | Lightning | Madrean Encinal | Santa Cruz | 68,078 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011
| Lightning ignited fire on the north rim of the Grand Canyon. | Lightning | Ponderosa / Mixed Conifer | Coconino | 4,195 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011
| Lightning caused fire started on Armer Mountain in the Sierra Ancha Mountains south of Young, Arizona. | Lightning | Ponderosa Pine / Pine-Oak | Gila | 5,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012
| Small fire north of Fort Bowie. | Human | Desert Grassland | Cochise | 1,686 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012
| Small fire 4 miles southeast of Superior, Arizona. | N/A | Desert Scrub | Pinal | 2,860 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012
| Area recovering from the 2002 Rodeo-Chediski fire. | Lightning | Grass, Brush, Deadwood | Gila | 2,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012
| Three separate lightning ignited fires merge into one, 5 miles east of Black Canyon City, Arizona. | Lightning | Desert Scrub | Yavapai | 7,299 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012
| Six miles south of Superior, Arizona. | Lightning | Desert Scrub | Pinal | 7,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012
| Twenty miles southwest of Safford, Arizona. | Lightning | Desert Grass, Shrubs | Graham | 19,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012
| Four lightning sparked fires merge 35 miles south of St. George, Utah. | Lightning | Desert Grass / Juniper Pinyon | Mohave | 35,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012
| Fire on the Tohono O'odham Indian Resorvation in the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness. | N/A | Madrean Pinyon-Juniper | Pima | 1,700 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012
| N/A | Lightning | Desert Grass / Juniper Pinyon | Mohave | 3,175 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012
| Six miles northeast of Young, Arizona, within miles of the recent Bull Flat Fire. | Human | Ponderosa Pine | Gila | 11,950 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012
| Fire in the San Rafael Valley that began in Mexico and spread across the border into Arizona. | Human | Grassland, Desert Scrub, Madrean Encinal | Cochise, Santa Cruz | 7,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012
| Started by an incendiary shotgun round along Sycamore Creek, near Sunflower, 30 miles north of Mesa.{{cite web |url=http://firegeezer.com/2012/07/10/new-ways-to-start-wildfires/ |title=New Ways To Start Wildfires |author=Bill Schumm |date=10 July 2012 |publisher=Firegeezer |access-date=1 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112215225/http://firegeezer.com/2012/07/10/new-ways-to-start-wildfires/ |archive-date=12 January 2013 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.azfamily.com/news/Mesa-man-charged-for-starting-Sunflower-wildfire-with-shotgun-161156725.html |title=Mesa man charged for starting Sunflower wildfire with shotgun |author=Carina Sonn |date=2 July 2012 |publisher=Firegeezer |access-date=1 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113054517/http://www.azfamily.com/news/Mesa-man-charged-for-starting-Sunflower-wildfire-with-shotgun-161156725.html |archive-date=13 January 2013 }} | Human | Chaparral, Grass, Pinyon, Cypress | Maricopa | 17,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012
| Eight lightning started fires on the west side of the Kaibab Plateau in the Coconino National Forest north of the Kanab Creek Wilderness. | Lightning | Desert Grass, Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands | Mohave | 2,871 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013
| Fire of unknown origins burns a square mile of chaparral in the Granite Mountain Wilderness northwest of Prescott, Arizona. | N/A | Juniper Pinyon Woodland | Yavapai | 850 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015
| Rain caused a small fire in the Catalina Mountains to smoulder between 29 July 2015 and 5 August 2015. The fire reignited on 5 August as rain soaked vegetation dried. The fire was visible across much of metropolitan Tucson. The fire sparked interest in Tucson, in addition to some viral internet interest,{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3fz1l5/this_is_tucson_right_now/?rdt=47360|website=reddit.com|title=Reddit - pics - This is Tucson right now|date=6 August 2015 }} as the view was particularly dramatic at night. | Lightning | Chaparral, grass | Pima/Pinal | 750+ | N/A (fire self-contained in a rocky canyon and not actively fought/{{cite web|url=http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/29719153/fire-in-catalina-mountains-starts-up-again-still-no-threat/|title=Finger Rock Fire in Catalina Mountains grows to 750 acres|website=Tucsonnewsnow.com|date=6 August 2015 |access-date=8 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109011903/http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/29719153/fire-in-catalina-mountains-starts-up-again-still-no-threat/|archive-date=9 January 2019|url-status=live}}) | N/A | N/A |
| 2016
| Tenderfoot Fire; Yarnell, Arizona{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/08/new-fire-yarnell-voluntary-evacuations-underway/85628072/|title=New fire in Yarnell: Voluntary evacuations underway|website=Usatoday.com|access-date=9 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609021835/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/08/new-fire-yarnell-voluntary-evacuations-underway/85628072/|archive-date=9 June 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2016/06/09/yarnell-residents-face-new-fire-horror-heartbreak/85631252/|title=Yarnell residents face new fire with horror, heartbreak|website=Azcentral.com|access-date=9 June 2016}} | | | | | | | | |
| 2019
|Tilbury Fire |On June 14, 2019 a fire was reported near Kearny, AZ. Quick action by the Kearny Volunteer Fire Department prevented damage to nearby structures. | | |Pinal |22 | | | |
| 2019
|Mountain Fire |This human caused fire was reported on June 7, 2019 8 miles East of the Cave Creek Ranger District Office. It was located in the Tonto National Forest. As of June 18, 2019 it is 100% contained. |Human | | |7,470 | | | |
| 2019
|This fire burned in the Prescott National Forest. |Lightning |Grass, brush |Yavapai |7,512 | | | |
| 2019
| | | | |16,416 | | | |
| 2024
|Wildcat Fire{{Cite web |date=2024-08-01 |title={{!}} InciWeb |url=http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/aztnf-wildcat-fire |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=inciweb.wildfire.gov |language=en}} |Fire burned in the Tonto National Forest |Human |Grass-brush |0 |0 |0+ |
References
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External links
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- [http://www.nifc.gov/index.html National Interagency Fire Center]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120805080741/http://www.inciweb.org/state/3 InciWeb - Arizona Incidents]
- [http://gacc.nifc.gov/swcc/ Southwest Coordination Center]
- [http://www.azfireinfo.az.gov/ Arizona Interagency Wildfire Prevention]
- [http://www.fs.fed.us/ US Forest Service]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120620131440/http://firerestrictions.us/az/ Fire Restrictions - Arizona]}}
- [http://www.publiclands.org/firenews/AZ.php Public Lands Information Center - Arizona Fire News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709052437/http://www.publiclands.org/firenews/AZ.php |date=2012-07-09 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140531124042/http://www.sanfranciscopeaks.org/maps/index.php#zoom=1&lat=34.95927&lon=-111.62331&layers=TFFTTTFFFFFFFTFFFFFFB000 Coconino NF fire history web map]
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