Bush Fire (Arizona)

Bush Fire
Part of the Maricopa County wildfires
The Bush Fire seen from Fort McDowell on June 16.
Date(s)June 13, 2020 (2020-06-13) - July 6, 2020 (2020-07-06)
LocationTonto National Forest
Coordinates33°37′44″N 111°33′50″W / 33.629°N 111.564°W / 33.629; -111.564
Statistics
Burned area193,455 acres (78,288 ha)
Ignition
CauseHuman
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Bush Fire (Arizona) is located in Arizona
Bush Fire (Arizona)
Location in Arizona
2020 Western U.S. wildfires
Multiple wildfires burning near the Pacific coast of the U.S. on September 9, 2020
Affected states
Background
Largest wildfire by state
  • Arizona - Bush (193,455 acres)
  • California - August Complex (1,032,648 acres)
  • Colorado - Cameron Peak (208,913 acres)
  • Nevada - Meadow Valley (59,265 acres)
  • New Mexico - Cub (25,950 acres)
  • Oregon - Santiam (402,274 acres)
  • Utah - East Fork (89,765 acres)
  • Washington - Pearl Hill (223,730 acres)

The Bush Fire was a human-caused[1] wildfire that started in the Tonto National Forest northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. It burned 193,455 acres (78,288 ha). The fire started on June 13, 2020 near the intersection of Bush Highway and SR 87 and was fully contained on July 6, 2020[2]

  1. ^ "Bush Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". inciweb.nwcg.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  2. ^ "Incident Overview". InciWeb. Archived from the original on 2020-06-15. Retrieved 15 June 2020.