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Dragon Bravo Fire grows to 85K acres along Grand Canyon’s North Rim; closures in place
A massive wildfire in northern Arizona has grown tens of thousands of acres in just a few days as firefighters work to regain containment.The Dragon Bravo Fire has scorched approximately 85,682 acres as of July 29 and is only 9% contained.
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.
Dragon Bravo Fire grows nearly 10,000 acres overnight in extreme fire conditions
The Dragon Bravo Fire, situated at Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim, grew nearly 10,000 acres overnight amid critical fire weather conditions, according to an incident update on Sunday.
Crews struggle to contain wildfire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Historically dry and windy conditions are making it harder for crews to contain a wildfire burning along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
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.
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.
Dragon Bravo Fire near Grand Canyon doubles as containment drops to 13%
The Dragon Bravo Fire near the Grand Canyon doubles in size, with containment dropping to 13% as extreme conditions challenge firefighting efforts.
Why did Dragon Bravo Fire explode on North Rim? It started with sudden shift in weather
Abnormally dry, hot conditions near the Grand Canyon's North Rim allowed the Dragon Bravo Fire to grow rapidly.
Dragon Bravo Fire erupts to 94K acres burned while containment sinks to 4%
Just a week ago, on July 22, the Dragon Bravo Fire had burned 13,662 acres, and firefighters reached 26% containment.
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Dragon Bravo Fire becomes 10th largest wildfire in Arizona history
The Dragon Bravo Fire, which has been burning north of the Grand Canyon for nearly a month, is now the 10th largest wildfire ...
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Dragon Bravo Fire grows to 94,000 as containment drops further
The North Rim's Dragon Bravo Fire has grown to more than 94,000 acres, while containment on the fire has dropped to 4%.
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Dragon Bravo Fire explodes to over 44,000 acres, threatens Kaibab Lodge
The Dragon Bravo Fire spanned over 44,000 acres on Sunday after several days of critical fire weather on the Grand Canyon’s ...