The 2024 Arizona wildfires were a series of
wildfires
A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identi ...
that burned throughout the state of
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States. It is the list of U.S. states and territories by area, 6th largest and the list of U.S. states and territories by population, 14 ...
during the calendar year 2024.
List of wildfires
The following is a list of fires that burned more than , or produced significant structural damage or casualties.
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Gila
Gila may refer to:
Animals
* ''Gila'' (fish), a genus of cyprinid fish known as western chubs
* Gila monster, a venomous lizard
* Gila trout, a trout native to the Southwestern United States
* Gila woodpecker, a species of woodpecker found in ...
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Gila may refer to:
Animals
* ''Gila'' (fish), a genus of cyprinid fish known as western chubs
* Gila monster, a venomous lizard
* Gila trout, a trout native to the Southwestern United States
* Gila woodpecker, a species of woodpecker found in ...
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Graham
Graham and Graeme may refer to:
People
* Graham (given name), an English-language given name
* Graham (surname), an English-language surname
* Graeme (surname), an English-language surname
* Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer
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Graham and Graeme may refer to:
People
* Graham (given name), an English-language given name
* Graham (surname), an English-language surname
* Graeme (surname), an English-language surname
* Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer
* Clan G ...
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Adams
Adams may refer to:
* For persons, see Adams (surname)
Places United States
*Adams, California
*Adams, California, former name of Corte Madera, California
*Adams, Decatur County, Indiana
*Adams, Kentucky
*Adams, Massachusetts, a New England town ...
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Gila
Gila may refer to:
Animals
* ''Gila'' (fish), a genus of cyprinid fish known as western chubs
* Gila monster, a venomous lizard
* Gila trout, a trout native to the Southwestern United States
* Gila woodpecker, a species of woodpecker found in ...
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Multiple emergency alerts were sent out (approx: 7+) (more accurate confirmed: 5+) during the first few weeks of the active fire.
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Graham
Graham and Graeme may refer to:
People
* Graham (given name), an English-language given name
* Graham (surname), an English-language surname
* Graeme (surname), an English-language surname
* Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer
* Clan G ...
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Gila
Gila may refer to:
Animals
* ''Gila'' (fish), a genus of cyprinid fish known as western chubs
* Gila monster, a venomous lizard
* Gila trout, a trout native to the Southwestern United States
* Gila woodpecker, a species of woodpecker found in ...
,
Graham
Graham and Graeme may refer to:
People
* Graham (given name), an English-language given name
* Graham (surname), an English-language surname
* Graeme (surname), an English-language surname
* Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer
* Clan G ...
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Freeman
Freeman, free men, or variant, may refer to:
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* Free ...
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Waterman may refer to:
* Waterman (occupation), a river worker who transferred passengers across and along the city centre rivers in Britain
* The Chesapeake Bay term for commercial fishermen, particularly those who seek oysters and the blue crab
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Yavapai
The Yavapai are a Native American tribe in Arizona. Historically, the Yavapai – literally “people of the sun” (from ''Enyaava'' “sun” + ''Paay'' “people”) – were divided into four geographical bands who identified as separate, i ...
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Graham and Graeme may refer to:
People
* Graham (given name), an English-language given name
* Graham (surname), an English-language surname
* Graeme (surname), an English-language surname
* Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer
* Clan G ...
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Graham and Graeme may refer to:
People
* Graham (given name), an English-language given name
* Graham (surname), an English-language surname
* Graeme (surname), an English-language surname
* Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer
* Clan G ...
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Yavapai
The Yavapai are a Native American tribe in Arizona. Historically, the Yavapai – literally “people of the sun” (from ''Enyaava'' “sun” + ''Paay'' “people”) – were divided into four geographical bands who identified as separate, i ...
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Gila
Gila may refer to:
Animals
* ''Gila'' (fish), a genus of cyprinid fish known as western chubs
* Gila monster, a venomous lizard
* Gila trout, a trout native to the Southwestern United States
* Gila woodpecker, a species of woodpecker found in ...
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Gila
Gila may refer to:
Animals
* ''Gila'' (fish), a genus of cyprinid fish known as western chubs
* Gila monster, a venomous lizard
* Gila trout, a trout native to the Southwestern United States
* Gila woodpecker, a species of woodpecker found in ...
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Yavapai
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Yavapai
The Yavapai are a Native American tribe in Arizona. Historically, the Yavapai – literally “people of the sun” (from ''Enyaava'' “sun” + ''Paay'' “people”) – were divided into four geographical bands who identified as separate, i ...
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Gila
Gila may refer to:
Animals
* ''Gila'' (fish), a genus of cyprinid fish known as western chubs
* Gila monster, a venomous lizard
* Gila trout, a trout native to the Southwestern United States
* Gila woodpecker, a species of woodpecker found in ...
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Pima
Pima or PIMA may refer to:
People
* Pima people, the Akimel O'odham, Indigenous peoples in Arizona (U.S.) and Sonora (Mexico)
Places
* Pima, Arizona, a town in Graham County
* Pima County, Arizona
* Pima Canyon, in the Santa Catalina Mountains
...
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!scope="row", Horton
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Gila
Gila may refer to:
Animals
* ''Gila'' (fish), a genus of cyprinid fish known as western chubs
* Gila monster, a venomous lizard
* Gila trout, a trout native to the Southwestern United States
* Gila woodpecker, a species of woodpecker found in ...
,
Coconino, , 8,346, , {{dts, 2024, 12, 15, format=md, , {{dts, 2025, 2, 4, format=md, 2025, , , , ,
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See also
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2024 California wildfires
By the end of 2024, a total of 8,024 wildfires burned a cumulative throughout the U.S. state of California. The total number of wildfires was slightly higher than the five-year average, while the total number of acres burned was lower. Wildfir ...
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2024 Colorado wildfires
The 2024 Colorado wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned in the U.S. state of Colorado during 2024.
List of wildfires
The following is a list of fires that burned more than , or produced significant structural damage or casualtie ...
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2024 Idaho wildfires
The 2024 Idaho wildfire season was a series of notable wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Idaho during 2024.
List of wildfires
The following is a list of fires that burned more than , or produced significant structural damage or ...
*
2024 Nevada wildfires
The 2024 Nevada wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Nevada during 2024.
Predictions for the 2024 fire season made by the National Interagency Fire Center forecast above average wildfire potential in ...
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2024 New Mexico wildfires
The 2024 New Mexico wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of New Mexico.
List of wildfires
The following is a list of fires that burned more than , or produced significant structural damage or casualtie ...
*
2024 Utah wildfires
The 2024 Utah wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Utah during 2024.
List of wildfires
The following is a list of fires that burned more than , or produced significant structural damage or casualti ...
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Wildfires
A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identi ...
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States. It is the list of U.S. states and territories by area, 6th largest and the list of U.S. states and territories by population, 14 ...
Arizona, 2024
Wildfires in Arizona