A series of wildfires burned throughout the U.S. state of Arizona in 2023.
Background
Historically, while peak fire times were from June to July before monsoon season, wildfires now occur at any time of year. Wildfire conditions are influenced by heavy drought and dryness in the state, but snowmelt in the mountains leads to vegetation growth. With decreasing precipitation in spring, fires tend to start earlier. Monsoons affect fire conditions, with above-average monsoons hindering fires and below-average allowing them to spread. Dryness common in Arizona quickly dries out vegetation, allowing dangerous fire conditions.
List of wildfires
The following is a list of fires that burned more than , or produced significant structural damage or casualties. NameCounty AcresStart dateContainment dateNotesRefVolunteerCoconino2,6752023 BulletMaricopa3,240June 2023 RidgeCoconino10,210August 22 DiamondMaricopa1,9602023 BeehiveSanta Cruz10,7452023 PilotYavapai and Mohave34,810Human caused.CampbellGreenlee1,4162023 Adams Robles Complex FireCochise5,232July 2023 GuzzlerCoconino1,5422023Lightning-caused. Burned about northwest of Heber-Overgaard in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. GrapevineYavapai1,049 DiamondMaricopa1,960 Round HillPima3,0002023 EskiminzinPinal1,1132023 GallinetaPima1,6012023 SpoonGila4,5602023Lightning-caused. Burned west of Whiteriver. Gold HillCoconino6,2392023Naturally-caused. Burned northwest of Cameron. ValentineGila7,724Lightning-caused. Burned of Young. Suppression efforts cost $10 million.
See also 2023 Colorado wildfires 2023 California wildfires 2023 New Mexico wildfires 2023 Utah wildfires
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