Telegraph Fire

Telegraph Fire
Smoke from the Telegraph Fire as seen from space on June 14
Date(s)June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04) – July 3, 2021 (2021-07-03)
LocationSuperior, Arizona
Coordinates33°12′32″N 111°05′31″W / 33.209°N 111.092°W / 33.209; -111.092
Statistics
Burned area180,757 acres (73,150 ha)
Impacts
Structures destroyed52
Ignition
CauseHuman-caused (under investigation)
Map
Telegraph Fire is located in Arizona
Telegraph Fire
Location in Southern Arizona

The Telegraph Fire was a wildfire that started near Superior, Arizona on June 4, 2021. The fire burned 180,757 acres (73,150 ha) and was fully contained on July 3, 2021. It was the largest wildfire in the United States of the 2021 wildfire season until being surpassed by the Bootleg Fire in Oregon on July 13, 2021.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Telegraph Fire Information". InciWeb. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Furman, Mark (July 13, 2021). "Bootleg Fire in Oregon largest conflagration in nation". KATU. Retrieved July 13, 2021.