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Dragon Bravo Fire continues to grow: More than 123,000 acres burned near Grand Canyon
As of Aug. 1, 1,189 personnel are working to contain the fire, which is being fueled by mixed conifer, aspen regeneration and ponderosa pine.
Dragon Bravo Fire burns through over 140,000 acres at North Rim of Grand Canyon
The lightning-caused Arizona wildfire is not going away anytime soon, and its place in history is cemented by way of over 140,000 acres burned.
Grand Canyon megafire adds to 7.5 million acres of burned national parkland, analysis shows
A USA TODAY analysis found more than 600 fires that burned at least partly inside national parks in the past four decades.
Dragon Bravo Fire on the Grand Canyon North Rim jumps up 16% in containment in just 1 day
The Dragon Bravo Fire burning for more than a month on the Grand Canyon's North Rim was 29% contained, a 16% increase from the previous day, according to federal wildfire tracker InciWeb. The lightning-caused fire had scorched more than 132,
Feds thinned Grand Canyon fuels before Dragon Bravo Fire, but some work was years old
Forest managers repeatedly burned and thinned fuels across the zone that the Dragon Bravo Fire torched. But Grand Canyon treatments were years old.
Containment on massive Dragon Bravo Fire near Grand Canyon jumps to 29% with 132,309 acres burned
As of Aug. 6, 1,343 personnel are working to contain the fire, which is being fueled by mixed conifer, aspen regeneration and ponderosa pine.
Containment increases on Dragon Bravo Fire
The Dragon Bravo Fire is the eighth-largest wildfire in Arizona's history and is currently the largest fire burning in the continental U.S. As of Aug. 7, it's burned over 130,000 acres and is now 29% contained.
What Travelers Need to Know About the Fire Raging at the Grand Canyon
While the Dragon Bravo Fire has burned more than 123,000 acres, much of the surrounding national park remains open. Here’s ...
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Colorado national park reopens; Grand Canyon fire quadruples in week
A national park in southwest Colorado partially reopened Wednesday for the first time since a fire broke out earlier this ...
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Dragon Bravo Fire in Grand Canyon National Park now at 44,429 acres, officials say
burning in the Grand Canyon's North Rim, has now burned 44,429 acres and has 26% containment. The fire was caused by lightning on July 4. It forced evacuations of the area, officials with the ...
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"Fire Clouds" Form Over Grand Canyon National Park As Biggest Wildfire In US Burns
The largest wildfire currently burning in the US is sweeping through Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, scorching more ...
Grand Canyon fire is new blow to Park Service hit by staff cuts
The wildfire that destroyed a Grand Canyon lodge this month was the latest blow to the National Park Service staffing and ...
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Fire at Grand Canyon National Park grows beyond 100,000 acres
The wildfire—one the few to burn more than 100,000 acres this summer—is burning on the more remote North Rim 11 miles away.
Grand Canyon fire now ranks among largest blazes at US national parks
The fire burning at the Grand Canyon is now the largest active wildfire affecting national parks nationwide — and the fifth-largest blaze at a national park in recent history.
Amid the devastation, a fascinating piece of Grand Canyon history is spared
Nearly a century ago, fire crews at Grand Canyon National Park used tree towers — ladders attached to the park’s tallest ...