Wildfire in Northern Gila County, Arizona

Wildfire June 14, 2012 – June 30, 2012 · Northern Gila County, Arizona

Injuries

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Poco Fire was reported at 233 PM on June 14 about six miles northeast of Young, Arizona. The fire grew to 11, 950 acres before it was declared contained on July 5. Containment cost were estimated to be 9 million dollars. This area experienced several flash floods and debris flows as the rainy season became active in July and August. Fire fire fighters were injured during containment efforts.

The wider storm

Many locations across northern Arizona experienced a dry winter and a dry spring. This allowed for an active fire season as fuels were already below average at the beginning of the fire season.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 395986. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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