Firefighters have halted the advance of the Spur Fire about 100 miles northwest of Phoenix. They were assisted by aircraft that dropped fire retardant on the flames. But 13 homes, utility lines and other buildings were destroyed. We’re in extreme to exceptional drought across pretty much most of the state. Our vegetation is drought-stricken. Any type of spark within this dry fuel bed is going to start a fast-moving wildfire, says Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
spokesperson Tiffany Davila.
About 575 Bagdad residents were ordered to evacuate Thursday shortly after the fire broke out. Officials are investigating the cause and say it may have been started by a road construction crew. Fire managers across the state are on high alert going into the holiday weekend, and fire restrictions are in effect on most national forests and public lands.
BREWSTER, WA - MAY 08: An aerial view of volunteer firefighters practicing with a live burn during a wildfire training course on May 8, 2021 in Brewster, Washington. New recruits and veteran firefighters with the Douglas Okanogan Fire District 15 participated in an annual course for the Incident Qualification Card, also known as the Red Card.
(Photo : Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
Summer has not even started in the US and already the nation is seeing another major wildfire, this time in Arizona.
Dubbed the Spur Fire, the blaze hit the copper-mining town of Bagdad just as it was experiencing 80 degree days this week. The Yavapai County Sheriff s Office began the immediate evacuation of the town s 1,500 people as the wildfire began to cause massive property damage.
Evacuation orders issued for Spur Fire burning in Bagdad fox10phoenix.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fox10phoenix.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
An 11-year-old boy was arrested in central Arizona this week after officials blamed him for starting a massive brush fire that destroyed two buildings and caused more than $30,000 worth of damage.