Arizona Fire

Arizona Wildfire Blame Game Continues

Posted 08.22.2011

By Tim Gaynor PALOMINAS, Ariz -- Two Arizona wildfires that have scorched a quarter-million acres combined and destroyed dozens of homes just n...

Multiple Fires Burning Throughout CO, NM & AZ

AP | SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | Posted 08.17.2011

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The wind kicked up as predicted Friday and temperatures soared around the West as firefighters toiled to keep more homes, dr...

How the West Was Lost: The American West in Flames

Chip Ward | Posted 08.16.2011

Chip Ward

The harbingers of a warming planet vary across the American landscape. In the Gulf states, it's monster hurricanes. In the Midwest, swarms of tornadoes. In the East it's those killer heat waves and blizzards. But in the West, we just burn.

Raton Fire Triples In Size, Crosses Border Into Colorado

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 08.14.2011

The fire blazing through Raton, New Mexico has tripled in size overnight and has crossed the border into Colorado, Tuesday morning. The Huffington ...

Arizona Wildfire Spreads, Health Conditions Worsen

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 08.11.2011

SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — An eye-stinging, throat-burning haze of smoke spewing from a gigantic wildfire in eastern Arizona is beginning to stretc...

Arizona Wildfire Heads To Another State

AP | By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and BOB CHRISTIE | Posted 08.10.2011

SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. (AP) -- A massive wildfire in eastern Arizona that has claimed more than 30 homes and forced nearly than 10,000 people to evacuat...

Is Your Community Ready For Wildfire Season?

Posted 08.08.2011

The massive wildfire raging across eastern Arizona is a vivid reminder of how suddenly and rapidly fires can erupt and take over this time of year. As...

Arizona Wildfire Could Cause Blackouts In New Mexico And Texas

AP | By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and BOB CHRISTIE | Posted 08.09.2011

SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. (AP) -- Fire crews worked through the night to protect several Arizona mountain communities from a growing forest fire that has f...

Arizona Wildfire Now Larger Than Phoenix

AP/The Huffington Post | By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and BOB CHRISTIE | Posted 08.08.2011

SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. (AP) -- A raging forest fire in eastern Arizona has scorched an area larger than the size of Phoenix, threatening thousands of re...

Firefighters From Around The Country Help Battle Arizona Wildfires

Posted 08.07.2011

No one would characterize the massive Arizona wildfire as good news, but the tragic, ongoing disaster has prompted firefighters from across the countr...

Thousands Of Firefighters Battle Arizona Wildfire, Communities Forced To Evacuate

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 08.06.2011

GREER, Ariz. -- More than 2,000 firefighters from several states battled a 287-square-mile wildfire in eastern Arizona that forced the evacuation of m...

Arson Suspected As More Than 1,000 Homes Evacuated In Arizona

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.25.2011

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The second wildfire to hit Flagstaff in two days quickly spread Sunday to more than 4 square miles, driving residents from hu...