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Dragon Bravo Fire grows to 105K acres along Grand Canyon’s North Rim; largest wildfire in US
A massive wildfire in northern Arizona has grown by thousands of acres over the weekend, as firefighters work to regain containment.
Crews struggle to contain wildfire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Historically dry conditions have combined with gusty winds to make it harder for crews to get a handle on a wildfire burning along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, causing containment figures to plummet as the blaze nearly tripled in size in just a few days.
Containment of Grand Canyon fire burning on North Rim shrinks to 13%
The Dragon Bravo Fire near the Grand Canyon's North Rim lost containment, dropping to 13% due to dry, windy weather. The fire grew to 45,000 acres and advanced four miles north, threatening structures near the park's north entrance.
What We’ve Lost on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim
The Grand Canyon’s North Rim has been special to generations of Americans. A frequent visitor reflects on this national park’s less busy side and what wildfire has taken away.
The Grand Canyon Fire Has North Rim Residents Wary of the Future
“The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is like another world,” said Ethan Aumack, executive director of the Grand Canyon Trust, who has fond memories of skiing through the woods to the rim after the lone road that leads there closes for the winter. “It feels like a much more personal place.”
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.
Dragon Bravo Fire in Grand Canyon National Park burns nearly 95,000 acres, officials say
As of July 29, 1,000 personnel are working to contain the fire, which is being fueled by mixed conifer, aspen regeneration and ponderosa pine.
Grand Canyon north rim fire passes 45,000 acres as containment decreases
The Dragon Bravo wildfire that has been burning on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park spread significantly over the weekend, officially surpassing 45,000 acres burned.
Grand Canyon north rim lodge destroyed in fire. What summer travelers should know
The Grand Canyon Lodge was the park's one and only hotel, according the National Park Service, with the next nearest lodgings roughly 18 miles away.
Grand Canyon's North Rim fire still raging amid strong winds, 'extreme heat'
Wildfires burning at or near the Grand Canyon's North Rim are still raging as strong winds, high heat and low humidity persist.
Dragon Bravo Fire grows to 71,005 acres along Grand Canyon’s North Rim
A massive wildfire in northern Arizona has grown by thousands of acres over the weekend, as firefighters work to regain containment.
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