Bush Fire (Arizona)

Bush Fire
Part of the Maricopa County wildfires
The Bush Fire seen from Fort McDowell on June 16.
Date(s)June 13, 2020 (2020-06-13) - July 6, 2020 (2020-07-06)
LocationTonto National Forest
Coordinates33°37′44″N 111°33′50″W / 33.629°N 111.564°W / 33.629; -111.564
Statistics
Burned area193,455 acres (78,288 ha)
Ignition
CauseHuman
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Bush Fire (Arizona) is located in Arizona
Bush Fire (Arizona)
Location in Arizona
2020 Western U.S. wildfires
Multiple wildfires burning near the Pacific coast of the U.S. on September 9, 2020
Affected states
Background
Largest wildfire by state
  • Arizona - Bush (193,455 acres)
  • California - August Complex (1,032,648 acres)
  • Colorado - Cameron Peak (208,913 acres)
  • Nevada - Meadow Valley (59,265 acres)
  • New Mexico - Cub (25,950 acres)
  • Oregon - Santiam (402,274 acres)
  • Utah - East Fork (89,765 acres)
  • Washington - Pearl Hill (223,730 acres)

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]

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

  1. ^ a b "Bush Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". inciweb.nwcg.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  2. ^ "Incident Overview". InciWeb. Archived from the original on 2020-06-15. 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. ^ a b "Evacuations issued for 37,900 acre 'Bush Fire' along State Route 87 near Bush Highway". abc15. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.