The location sits in a basin surrounded on three sides by charred, boulder-strewn mountains. Blackened cactuses appear as if they melted in the flames. Rocks the size of pickup trucks are perched precariously on the steep hillsides. An American flag …
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer wants President Barack Obama to declare the area around the Yarnell Hill fire a disaster area. Brewer sent a letter to Obama Tuesday after assessments showed 109 homes were destroyed and 23 others were damaged. Brewer …
Scientists say the deadly Arizona wildfire and other blazes raging across the West are becoming more common as the planet warms. While no single wildfire can be blamed solely on climate change, researchers say hotter temperatures, prolonged drought and heavy …
An erratic wildfire driven by ferocious and shifting winds curled around the location of a team of Arizona Hotshot firefighters, cutting off their access to a safety zone and creating a death trap that quickly consumed them, two fire officials …
Here is a look at some of the deadliest U.S. tragedies to have claimed the lives of wildland firefighters, including the 19 killed in an Arizona blaze Sunday: June 30, 2013: Nineteen members of an elite crew are killed in …
The deaths of hot shot crew members in Arizona comes just before the anniversary of a similar tragedy in Colorado. On July 6, 1994, 14 firefighters were killed when they were trapped fighting a fire that blew up just west …