Firefighters are battling multiple blazes throughout Arizona this week including the Bush Fire, which is now the fifth largest in the state's history.
Fueled by hot, dry weather and tall grass, the human-caused Bush Fire has torn through 186,000 acres northeast of Phoenix, according to the Inciweb Incident Report.Since the fire started ten days ago, 587 total resources have been deployed including 30 engines, three bulldozers, 18 water tenders and eight helicopters, the incident report said.The #BushFireTontoNF has now burned ~174,000 acres. The 5th largest in AZ history. You've seen the maps. You've seen the satellite images...
For perspective, here's is a representation of the fire size from 6/20 placed over #Phoenix. #azwx pic.twitter.com/vsgWtRNXeC — NWS Phoenix June 21, 2020 Residents and visitors near Apache Lake are in"Go" evacuation notice while nearby communities have been put on notice to be prepared for evacuations. Roads have been closed and restriction have been put in place around the Tonto National Forest by the Gila County Sheriff's Office.Read MoreFirefighters achieved 61% containment as of late Monday night but there are still thousands of acres of flames to battle.
— NWS Tucson June 23, 2020 Thirty-three large fires have burned more than 544,000 acres nationwide, the National Interagency Fire Center said, with fire activity continuing in the Southwest over the weekend. Arizona saw the most acres burned, followed by Alaska and New Mexico, NIFC said.
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