Bush Fire (Arizona)

The Bush Fire was a human-caused[1] wildfire that started in the Tonto National Forest northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. It burned 193,455 acres (78,288 ha). The fire started on June 13, 2020 near the intersection of Bush Highway and SR 87 and was fully contained on July 6, 2020[2]

Bush Fire
The Bush Fire seen from Fort McDowell on June 16.
LocationTonto National Forest
Coordinates33.629°N 111.564°W / 33.629; -111.564
Statistics
Date(s)June 13, 2020 (2020-06-13) - July 6, 2020 (2020-07-06)
Burned area193,455 acres (78,288 ha)
CauseHuman
Map
Location in Arizona

Events

By June 16, 2020, the fire had burned more than 64,500 acres (26,100 ha) with 0% containment and was the largest fire burning in the US at that time.[3]

By the morning of June 17, 2020, the fire had burned more than 89,059 (36,041 ha) acres with 5% containment.[1]

By the morning of June 18, 2020, the fire had burned around 25,882 acres since the previous morning. The burned area has grown to 114,941 while containment remained at 5%.

On July 6, 2020 the fire was fully contained.

Impact

On June 15, 2020, the Gila County Sheriff's Office began issuing evacuation orders for nearby residents with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office issuing orders the following day.[4]

Multiple highways were closed due to the fire.[4]

  • The Bush Fire burning in central Arizona on June 17, 2020 as seen from space

See also

References
  1. "Bush Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". inciweb.nwcg.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  2. "Incident Overview,". InciWeb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. Jensen, Audrey (16 June 2020). "Arizona's Bush Fire in Tonto National Forest now largest active fire burning in U.S." azcentral. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. "Evacuations issued for 37,900 acre 'Bush Fire' along State Route 87 near Bush Highway". abc15. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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