With 2,520 fires burning of land, the
2020 wildfire season
The 2020 wildfire season involves wildfires on multiple continents.
Below is a partial list of articles on wildfires from around the world in the year 2020.
Asia
* 2020 Uttarakhand forest fires, India
* 2020 Russian wildfires
* 2020 Turkish ...
was the largest
wildfire
A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a ...
season in the
US state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
since 2011. Wildfires occur year-round in the state but are most numerous and typically burn the largest swaths of land during spring and summer. Peak fire season in the Southwest typically runs from May, when conditions are windy, hot, and dry, through mid-July, when the
North American Monsoon provides the region with precipitation to slow fire activity.
By the end of the year, more than fifty fires larger than had burned within the state. However, the most notable fire of the season, the Ocotillo Fire, burned only over four days and threatened the town of
Cave Creek. It destroyed 20 buildings, including 8 homes.
Early outlook
In April, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management expected a "potentially active" fire season reminiscent of the 2019 season. Increased grass load from a wet winter is expected to contribute to an elevated risk of fire in the Central Arizona deserts. Southwest Coordination Center Predictive Services forecasted an Above Normal risk for significant wildland fires from May through July for most of Arizona (excepting the Colorado Plateau), with fire potential returning to Normal by August with the arrival of a climatologically average monsoon. They cited above normal fine fuel loading in southern Arizona deserts and an active weather pattern through mid-June to support this risk. A fire department helicopter crashed while bringing supplies to firefighters, killing the pilot.
List of wildfires
The following is a list of fires that burned more than , or produced significant structural damage or casualties.
See also
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List of Arizona wildfires
This is a list of known wildfires in Arizona.
Statistics
Notable fires
Lesser known fires
References
External links
National Interagency Fire CenterInciWeb - Arizona IncidentsSouthwest Coordination CenterArizona Interagency Wildfire ...
References
External links
Arizona Interagency Wildfire Prevention – Wildfire NewsSouthwest Coordination Center (SWCC)
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