Английская Википедия:2021 Arizona wildfires

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The 2021 Arizona wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned across the state of Arizona, United States. Wildfires across the state burned Шаблон:Convert of land in at least 1,773 fires throughout the state, fueled in part by a drought, hot temperatures, and thunderstorms producing dry lightning. At one point in late June, over 20 active wildfires were burning across the state.

The total acres burned between the start of the year and the end of June was 22% more than during the same period of the preceding season, which itself was the most active in nearly a decade. The spike in wildfires in Arizona during the summer was due to an ongoing megadrought that is occurring in the Southwestern United States, as well as a heat wave with many western cities hitting record-breaking temperatures.

Background

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Heat wave ravaging the Southwestern U.S. (June 13–19, 2021)

The Arizona wildfire season usually begins in May and lasts through mid-July, when the North American Monsoon provides the Southwestern U.S with heavy rainfall to slow down fire activity throughout the region. But in June 2021, the Telegraph Fire became the 6th largest wildfire in Arizona history. Wildfires in Arizona at the time were making headlines due to a ridge of high pressure hovering over much of the southwest and severe drought also playing a major role in the Arizona wildfire season with more than 50% of the state being in 'Exceptional Drought'. The drought in the southwest was making the job of fighting wildland fires difficult because of water shortages in the region. At the time, Arizona was also seeing record-breaking temperatures with Phoenix hitting a high of 118 °F (47 °C) on June 17. Earlier on June 9, governor Doug Ducey issued Declarations of Emergency in response to the Telegraph and Mescal fires. The declarations provided up to $400,000 (USD) for efforts of response to wildfires. From June 14 to June 20, dry thunderstorms rolled into Arizona and produced dry lighting which spawned a larger outbreak of wildfires throughout the state. The outbreak got so bad that at one point, five out of six national forests had to be closed to the public in late June. These national forests included the Coconino, Kaibab, Prescott, Tonto and Apache-Sitgreaves national forests. The only people who were allowed in the forests were firefighters and people who owned property in the forests.

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name	County	Acres	Start date	Containment date	Notes	Ref
Margo	Pinal	1,148	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Human Caused; wildfire destroyed 17 structures, 12 of them were homes.
Bonito Rock	Apache	1,668	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause is Under Investigation
Flag	Mohave	1,265	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause is Under Investigation
Copper Canyon	Gila	2,875	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Human Caused; started 3 miles northeast of Globe
Tussock	Yavapai	5,546	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Human Caused – Specific cause under investigation
Boggy Creek	Apache	2,945	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked
Sycamore Canyon	Pima	1,858	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause is Under Investigation
McDonald Tank	Apache	3,550	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause is Under Investigation
Warren	Cochise	1,400	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause is Under Investigation
Spur	Yavapai	153	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Human Caused; the fire destroyed 20 structures (including 13 homes) in the mining town of Bagdad
Mescal	Gila	72,250	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause is Under Investigation
Telegraph	Pinal, Gila	180,757	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Human Caused; the fire has destroyed 51 structures. It is the largest wildfire in Arizona in the 2021 wildfire season so far.
Slate	Coconino	11,435	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause is Unknown; fire started 23 miles Northwest of Flagstaff
Shamrock	Santa Cruz	1,104	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause is Under Investigation; burned in the Patagonia Mountains
Pinnacle	Graham	34,437	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause is Under Investigation; the fire burned in the Santa Teresa Mountains
Cornville	Yavapai	1,240	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause is Under Investigation; the fire burned 2 miles east of Cornville
Winchester	Cochise	1,800	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked
Bear	Greenlee	24,067	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked
Horton Complex	Greenlee	12,263	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked; the fire burned within the 2011 Wallow Fire burn scar
Backbone	Yavapai, Gila, Coconino	40,855	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked; the fire was sparked 12 miles west of Strawberry
Rafael	Yavapai, Coconino	78,065	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked; the fire exploded in size on June 20 due to high winds
West Chev	Coconino	1,170	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked
Wyrick	Navajo	7,592	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked
Walnut	Cochise	10,667	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked
Alamo	Santa Cruz	4,953	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Fire extends into Mexico – area given is Arizona only. An additional Шаблон:Convert are burning in Mexico
Шаблон:Tooltip	Mohave	1,007	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause is Under Investigation
Planet Ranch	La Paz, Mohave	1,260	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked
Bottom	Graham	6,004	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked
Middle	Yavapai	2,792	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked
Midway	Yavapai	1,762	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked
Tiger	Yavapai	16,278	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked
Firebox	Apache	1,063	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked
Snap Point	Mohave	9,843	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked
Elements	Mohave	1,343	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Lightning-Sparked
Lime	Mohave	2,063	Шаблон:Dts	Шаблон:Dts	Cause is Under Investigation

Evacuations

Шаблон:Location map+ Margo Fire: Dudleyville

Flag Fire: Pine Lake

Tussock Fire: Fort Misery and Horsethief Basin

Spur Fire: Bagdad

Telegraph Fire: El Capitan, Dripping Springs, Miami, Top-of-the-World, Government Springs, Wind Spirit, Hagen Ranch, and Slash S Ranch

Pinnacle Fire: Klondyke and Aravaipa

Cornville Fire: Parts of Cornville (East of Page Springs Road)

Backbone Fire: Strawberry and Pine

Rafael Fire: Areas around Sycamore Canyon

Wyrick Fire: Antelope Valley and portions of Heber

West Chev Fire: Woods Canyon Lake

Walnut Fire: Residents near Dragoon

Tiger Fire: Horsethief Basin

See also

• List of Arizona wildfires
• List of natural disasters in the United States

External links

• Arizona Interagency Wildfire Prevention – Wildfire News
• Southwest Coordination Center (SWCC)
• National Interagency Fire Center