Arizona wildfires 2024: What to know about the fires burning in the state | FOX 10 Phoenix

Wildfire season has begun in Arizona as several fires have popped up across the state.

We take a look at each fire, how big it is, the communities impacted, and who should be evacuating, or who should be ready to evacuate.

MAP: Wildfires burning across the state

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Some residents near Oracle Junction in Pinal County have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to a growing wildfire.

The Whitlow Fire is burning west of Superior in Pinal County and has some residents in the town of Queen Valley on READY evacuation status.

Multiple agencies are working to contain the Fall Fire which has burned nearly 100 acres uncontained in the Gila River Indian Community.

Several neighborhoods are being told to be ready to evacuate due to the West Fire burning east of Pine, Arizona. People living in the Geronimo Estates and the Pine Creek Canyon and Whispering Pines areas are being asked to be prepared to leave their homes at a moment's notice. The fire is burning more than 12,000 acres. It's around 40% contained.

Residents in parts of the Yarnell area are back on "SET" status, after they were placed on "GO" status earlier in the afternoon as a result of the Crest Fire.

A brush fire burning in Scottsdale is forcing road closures and neighborhood evacuations on Thursday afternoon.

The Point Fire has burned nearly 2,500 acres in the Tonto National Forest. Officials say the human-caused fire has been hard to contain because of the area's rocky and difficult terrain.

Crews are responding to a wildfire that sparked in a remote area of the Superstition Mountains. No structures are threatened.

The Pinal County Sheriffs Office says residents in the neighborhood off of North Hing Avenue, East Cliffside Road and North Battle Ax Road should be prepared to evacuate, if necessary, amid the Wood Fire, which has burned 6,500 acres in the Tonto National Forest.

The Farm Fire burning in Yavapai County has residents near Kirkland on alert on Thursday, Aug. 8.

Southbound lanes of SR 87 near Payson are closed as the Sand Stone Fire grew to 15,000 acres on Sunday, July 28.

Several areas are under evacuation orders amid a wildfire burning in the Tonto National Forest.

Evacuations have been lifted amid the Freeman Fire, which sparked in a remote area of Pinal County in the Black Mountains.

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The wind-driven Watch Fire is burning in San Carlos and has already scorched more than 2,100 acres.

The Hillside Fire sparked in the Yavapai County town of Congress on July 10.

Evacuations have been lifted amid the Ray and Shake Fires, which have burned more than 150 acres in Pinal County.

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Evacuations have been lifted as a wildfire continues to burn in northern Arizona.

A brush fire near Black Canyon City prompted the closure of a portion of Interstate 17, but all traffic lanes have since been reopened.

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Evacuations have been ordered as crews battle a brush fire that is burning north of Scottsdale.

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A brush fire near Apache Junction caused a road closure on State Route 88 near Lost Dutchman State Park.

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Fire season is early, and its active. The Riverside Fire is the third wildfire to hit the Bartlett Lake area so far this summer, and we’re only halfway through June.

InciWeb: "The Foote Fire started by lightning on June 14, 2024, and it continues to burn in remote terrain in the Blue Range Primitive Area, consuming dead and down fuels with low to moderate intensity." https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/azasf-foote-fire

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The Rose Fire burning in Wickenburg destroyed seven homes, prompted evacuations and closed the main highway between Phoenix and Las Vegas before an army of firefighters arrived to stem the flames, a fire official said.

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The Bravo Fire burning in Coconino County near Bellemont has some residents preparing to leave their homes on Thursday afternoon.

The Catahoula Fire is burning one mile north of Four Peaks Road.

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A community near Fountain Hills has been told to be ready to evacuate due to a wildfire burning in the area.

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As of Sunday night, the final update on the Table Fire was that it burned 676 acres and is 85% contained. If there's a significant change in the fire, there will be another update.

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The Spring Fire started on Saturday, June 1, and has grown to an estimated 4,022 acres. The fire is 46% contained.

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Evacuations have been lifted in Pinal County for the Simmons Fire, which has burned over 300 acres near Kearny, Arizona.

Roads near Bartlett Lake have reopened as crews work to contain a wildfire northeast of Cave Creek that scorched just over 14,000 acres.

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