Arizona wildfires that burned in 2024 across the state

Crews reposition and work on managing the advancing flames of the Circle Fire, burning July 20, 2024, about 14.5 miles southwest of Kearny, Arizona.

Crews work to handle the Romero Fire on July 20, 2024, burning 13 miles southwest of Kearny, Arizona.

Crews work to handle the Romero Fire on July 20, 2024, burning 13 miles southwest of Kearny, Arizona.

The view from the Signal Peak Fire Lookout on July 19, 2024, in Arizona. The Romero Fire and Circle Fire burn close to the Freeman Fire.

The Rabbit Fire burning July 19, 2024, about 26 miles east of Grand Canyon Junction, Arizona.

A San Carlos police vehicle drives in to areas damaged by the Watch Fire on July 13, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

A truck with a trailer full of supplies drives by damaged homes on July 13, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

Hilary Dennis rolls a cart full of meals for first responders past burnt wood on July 13, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

Hilary Dennis hammers signs inviting first responders to come eat in to fenceposts on July 13, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

Damage done by the Watch Fire on July 13, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

A road block outside of San Carlos, Ariz. on July 13, 2024.

Cases of water inside the Apache Gold Casino and Resort bingo hall on July 13, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

Eric Rope Jr. left, helps volunteer Rochelle Ferreira load food on to a hotel luggage cart on July 13, 2024, at Apache Gold Casino and Resort in San Carlos, Ariz.

Small care packages sit on a counter on July 13, 2024, at Apache Gold Casino and Resort in San Carlos, Ariz.

Brandon Peters of the Arizona Humane Society soothes a dog, Alistere, while their burned paw pads are treated by Lisa Hetrick of Banfield Pet Hospital on July 13, 2024, at Apache Gold Casino and Resort in San Carlos, Ariz.

Brandon Peters of the Arizona Humane Society soothes a dog, Alistere, while their burned paw pads are treated by Lisa Hetrick of Banfield Pet Hospital on July 13, 2024, at Apache Gold Casino and Resort in San Carlos, Ariz.

Cheddar, a cat with burned whiskers, eyebrows and ears due to the Watch Fire, lays in a crate on July 13, 2024, at Apache Gold Casino and Resort in San Carlos, Ariz.

A litter of puppies lay in a crate on July 13, 2024, at Apache Gold Casino and Resort in San Carlos, Ariz.

Daisy, a dog injured by the Watch Fire, sleeps in their enclosure on July 13, 2024, at Apache Gold Casino and Resort in San Carlos, Ariz.

Pallets of water are moved in to San Carlos High School July 13, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

Volunteers organize donations of food and clothing on July 13, 2024, at Burdette Hall in San Carlos, Ariz.

Missy St. Charles Keeauna Elthie carries clothes to organize them in different piles on July 13, 2024, at Burdette Hall in San Carlos, Ariz.

A volunteer adds more blankets to a pile of donated blankets on July 13, 2024, at Burdette Hall in San Carlos, Ariz.

Trevor Chapman shows a video from Thursday his view of the Watch Fire atop a mesa on July 13, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

Seth Little hops out of the back of a pickup truck full of donations on July 13, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

Volunteers move donations from the back of a pickup in to Burnette Hall on July 13, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

A house covered in slurry on July 13, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

A house covered in slurry on July 13, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

Damage done by the Watch Fire on July 13, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

Smoke rises from the Freeman Fire as it burns in the Black Mountains on July 13, 2024, in near Oracle, Ariz.

Smoke rises from the Freeman Fire as it burns in the Black Mountains on July 13, 2024, in near Oracle, Ariz.

Eric Huddleston speaks to a reporter at the incident basecamp as clouds are present behind him on July 13, 2024, in Oracle, Ariz.

Smoke rises from the Freeman Fire as it burns in the Black Mountains on July 13, 2024, in near Oracle, Ariz.

Rory Ritson helps unload a truck full of food and drink for the firefighters working on Freeman Fire as it burns in the Black Mountains on July 13, 2024, in Oracle, Ariz.

Smoke rises from the Freeman Fire as it burns in the Black Mountains on July 13, 2024, in near Oracle, Ariz.

Pete Watson parks at the incident base camp at Mountain Vista Junior High and unloads a truck full of donated food and drink for firefighters. The Freeman Fire burned in the Black Mountains on July 13, 2024, in Oracle, Ariz.

Smoke rises from the Freeman Fire as it burns in the Black Mountains on July 13, 2024, in near Oracle, Ariz.

The Freeman Fire in the Black Mountains on July 13, 2024, near Oracle, Ariz.

Damage done by the Watch Fire on July 13, 2024, in San Carlos, Ariz.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; The burned remains of a car sit outside of a family home that was destroyed by the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; The burned remains of a family home that was destroyed by the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Karen Logan and her granddaughter Kaliannah Palmer, 9, stand outside of their home where the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire crept up within feet of a family bedroom before firefighters on foot and airplanes carrying slurry were able to save the home.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Peanut, the Logan family dog stands next to a car covered in slurry that was saved from the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Pink slurry covers items outside of the Logan family home that was saved from the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Karen Logan and her granddaughter Kaliannah Palmer, 9, stand outside of their home where the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire crept up within feet of a family bedroom before firefighters on foot and airplanes carrying slurry were able to save the home.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Pink slurry covers items outside of the Logan family home that was saved from the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Sharon Robertson talks about watching a fire encroch on her sister's home, which was saved by firefighters from the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Volunteers gather at San Carlos High School to prepare clothing, food, water and pet supplies for families affected by the Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Karen Logan and her granddaughter Kaliannah Palmer, 9, stand outside of their home where the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire crept up within feet of a family bedroom before firefighters on foot and airplanes carrying slurry were able to save the home.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; A hillside is left burned by the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire in Eastern Arizona.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Pink slurry is left on a house that was spared by the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire in Eastern Arizona.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; A hillside is left burned by the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire in Eastern Arizona.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Volunteers gather at San Carlos High School to prepare clothing, food, water and pet supplies for families affected by the Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Volunteers gather in the gym of San Carlos High School to prepare clothing, food, water and pet supplies for families affected by the Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Multiple trucks of volunteers are filled with pet supplies to bring to animals left behind inside neighborhoods breached by the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Volunteer Julianna Gilbert folds clothes donated for victims of the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Volunteers April Noline, left, and Julianna Gilbert fold clothes donated for victims of the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Volunteers April Noline, right, and Julianna Gilbert fold clothes donated for victims of the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Donated shoes are organized for victims of the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Volunteers line up for a break and a bite to each after working to organize donated items for victims of the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire.

Jul 12, 2024; San Carlos, Arizona, United States; Volunteer William Belvado talks about arriving home to the San Carlos Apache Reservation Watch Fire which was burning in the communities around him, taking out the power to his home.

Structure fire on Sanders and Bowers Road in Whetstone on April 22, 2024.

Range Fire located 6 miles north/northeast of Florence and east of State Route 79 in Pinal County in April 2024.

The Freeman Fire burns north of Tucson on July 12, 2024.

The Gemstone Fire burns approximately five miles southeast of Kingman on July 11, 2024. Multiple high voltage power lines were down as a result.

The Gemstone Fire burns approximately five miles southeast of Kingman on July 11, 2024. Multiple high voltage power lines were down as a result.

The Watch Fire burns on the San Carlos Reservation in eastern Arizona in July 2024.

The Wash Fire, at approximately 1,000 acres, burns within the Black Mountains southwest of Dudleyville, Ariz., and northwest of Oracle. The fire threatened a communications tower and power lines and was active on all sides.

The Lockett Fire reached a planned 2,782 acres with smoke still visible along Forest Roads 310 and 307 on July 11, 2024.

View from Moqui and Apache Maid lookout stations of the Pius Fire northeast of Payson on the U.S. Forest Service — Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests.

Fire peaks over a hill as smoke emerges from the Boulder View Fire in North Scottsdale.

Fire peaks over a hill as smoke emerges from the Boulder View Fire in North Scottsdale.

An air tanker drops slurry on a section of the Boulder View Fire in North Scottsdale.

An air tanker drops slurry on a section of the Boulder View Fire in North Scottsdale.

An air tanker drops slurry on a section of the Boulder View Fire in North Scottsdale.

An air tanker drops slurry on a section of the Boulder View Fire in North Scottsdale.

June 27, 2024; Scottsdale, Ariz., U.S.; An air tanker drops slurry on a section of the Boulder View Fire near power lines in North Scottsdale.

An air tanker drops slurry on a section of the Boulder View Fire in North Scottsdale.

An air tanker drops slurry on a section of the Boulder View Fire in North Scottsdale.

An air tanker drops slurry on a section of the Boulder View Fire in North Scottsdale.

Fire peaks over a hill as smoke emerges from the Boulder View Fire in north Scottsdale on June 27, 2024.

An air tanker drops slurry on a section of the Boulder View Fire in north Scottsdale on June 27, 2024.

The Boulder View Fire, approximately 500 acres, burns east of Mirabel Estates near the Cave Creek Ranger District on June 27, 2024.

Boulder View Fire, estimated at 500 acres, burns in north Scottsdale near the Boulder Heights community on June 27, 2024. The northeast side of the fire was moving toward the Wildcat Fire burn scar.

The Rose Fire was 100% contained at 166 acres on June 17, 2024.

The Rose Fire was 100% contained at 166 acres on June 17, 2024.

The Rose Fire was 100% contained at 166 acres on June 17, 2024.

Firefighters from the Cave Creek Ranger District responded to the Riverside Fire on June 16, 2024, in the Tonto National Forest.

Firefighters from the Cave Creek Ranger District responded to the Riverside Fire on June 16, 2024, in the Tonto National Forest.

An air tanker drops fire retardant on the Catahoula Fire Fire burning near State Route 87 north of the Bush Highway in the Tonto National Forest on June 3, 2024.

Planes drop water on the Catahoula Fire burning near State Route 87 north of the Bush Highway in the Tonto National Forest on June 3, 2024.

Traffic is detoured off northbound State Route 87 because of the Catahoula Fire burning north of the Bush Highway in the Tonto National Forest on June 2, 2024.

Traffic is detoured off of northbound State Route 87 because of the Catahoula Fire burning north of the Bush Highway in the Tonto National Forest on June 3, 2024.

Adams Fire burns in Tonto National Forest on June 3, 2024.

Adams Fire burns in Tonto National Forest on June 3, 2024.

A helicopter flies towards the Sycamore Creek area as a fire burns in the Tonto National Forest on June 2, 2023.

Recreational users are evacuated from the Sycamore Creek area as a fire burns in the Tonto National Forest on June 2, 2023.

The Spring Fire burns approximately 40 minutes north of the Phoenix area and south of Sunflower on June 1, 2024.

An aerial view of the Table Fire burning near I-17 and Table Mesa on June 1, 2024. According to Tonto National Forest, around 100 personnel were assigned to handle the wildfire.

An aerial view of the Spring Fire as firefighters scout the area on June 1, 2024. According to Tonto National Forest, temporary flight restrictions are in place over the Spring Fire,

Pike Interagency Hotshot Crew truck waits outside on June 2, 2024. According to the Tonto National Forest, 140 personnel will be working to assist on the Spring Fire on June 2, 2024.

Price Fire burns near Florence, Ariz., on June 1, 2024.

Price Fire burns near Florence, Ariz., on June 1, 2024.

Price Fire burns near Florence, Ariz., on June 1, 2024.

Price Fire burns near Florence, Ariz., on June 1, 2024.

An aerial view of the Table Fire burning near I-17 and Table Mesa on June 1, 2024. According to Tonto National Forest, around 100 personnel were assigned to handle the wildfire.

The Simmons Fire burning near Kearny, Ariz., on May 29, 2024

The Simmons Fire burns east of Florence on May 28, 2024.

The Bear Fire burns east of Benson within Dragoon Mountain Ranch Estates on May 28, 2024.

Scottsdale Fire Department was assisting with the Wildcat Fire, sparked in the Tonto National Forest East of Scottsdale on May 18, 2024, leading to the closure of Bartlett Dam Road.

A plane drops slurry on the Wildcat Fire burning in the Tonto National Forest east of Cave Creek, Ariz., on May 19, 2024.

A view of the Wildcat Fire burning in the Tonto National Forest captured near the intersection of Cave Creek and Bartlett Dam roads on May 19, 2024.

The Wildcat Fire, sparked in the Tonto National Forest east of Scottsdale on May 18, 2024. lead to the closure of Bartlett Dam Road. The fire was estimated to be 5,000 acres and there was no word on the progress of its containment as of May 19, 2024, at approximately 7:26 a.m.

A wildfire burns in Tonto National Forest north of Dove Valley Road and 136th Street on May 18, 2024.

The Wildcat Fire burns in the Tonto National Forest north of Dove Valley Road and 136th Street on May 18, 2024.

The Wildcat Fire, located north of Dynamite Boulevard and 136th Street near Vista Verde, was burning about 5,000 acres on May 18, 2024, the Tonto National Forest reported.

The Wildcat Fire, located north of Dynamite Boulevard and 136th Street near Vista Verde, was burning about 5,000 acres on May 18, 2024, the Tonto National Forest reported.

The Wildcat Fire, located north of Dynamite Boulevard and 136th Street near Vista Verde, was burning about 5,000 acres on May 18, 2024, the Tonto National Forest reported.

The Reay Fire burns northwest of Thatcher on May 13 2024. At approximately 30 acres, its cause is under investigation.

Reay Fire burns northwest of Thatcher on May 13 2024, At approximately 30 acres, its cause is under investigation.

The Reay Fire burns northwest of Thatcher on May 13, 2024. At approximately 30 acres, its cause is under investigation.

The Beehive Fire, at 77 acres 16 miles south of Maricopa, began May 13, 2024

The lightning-caused Wolf Fire, reported the morning of April 29, 2024, is located about 3 miles northwest of Clints Well.

The Horse Fire burns in the Tonto National Forest in May 2024 near Horseshoe Lake Road.

The Painted Fire burns west of Wittmann by the Whispering Ranch community in Maricopa County in May 2024.

The Peak Fire was burning in Tonto National Forest in May 2024.