Arizona is only halfway through summer, and wildfires continue to ignite throughout the state. Experts say the situation could get worse still.
We’re only halfway through summer, and wildfires continue to ignite throughout the state.Worse yet, forecasts call for things to get worse.The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management says so far, 173,000 acres have burned statewide. That translates to about 270 square miles, or half the size of Phoenix.At the same time in 2023, 106,541 acres were burned.
For July, the western and southern portions of Arizona could see above-normal chances for fire, and by August, that potential grows eastward into the Phoenix area, and continues to spread south and east by September.A month ago, the Rose Fire destroyed seven homes and 15 buildings near Wickenburg."It was so fast, and when I first saw it, it started going up the hill," Jacque Combs said. "And then I told my husband ‘if it starts going down, we’re in trouble,’ and the wind shifted.
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