2023 Arizona wildfires

A series of wildfires burned throughout the U.S. state of Arizona in 2023.

2023 Arizona wildfires
Aerial view of the Spoon Fire on July 28
Statistics[1]
Total fires	1,837
Total area	188,483 acres (76,276 ha)
Impacts
Damage	$9,597,838 (2023 USD) (suppression efforts)[1]
Season
← 2022 2024 →

Background

Further information: List of Arizona wildfires

Historically, while peak fire times were from June to July before monsoon season, wildfires now occur at any time of year. Wildfire conditions are influenced by heavy drought and dryness in the state, but snowmelt in the mountains leads to vegetation growth. With decreasing precipitation in spring, fires tend to start earlier. Monsoons affect fire conditions, with above-average monsoons hindering fires and below-average allowing them to spread. Dryness common in Arizona quickly dries out vegetation, allowing dangerous fire conditions.^[2]

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name	County	Acres	Start date	Containment date[a]	Notes	Ref
Volunteer	Coconino	2,675	May 23	2023		[4]
Bullet	Maricopa	3,240	June 4	June 2023		[5]
Ridge	Coconino	10,210	June 4	August 22		[6]
Diamond	Maricopa	1,960	June 27	2023		[7]
Beehive	Santa Cruz	10,745	June 30	2023		[8]
Pilot	Yavapai and Mohave	34,810	July 1	August 3	Human caused.	[9]
Campbell	Greenlee	1,416	July 10	2023		[10]
Adams Robles Complex Fire	Cochise	5,232	July 19	July 2023		[11]
Guzzler	Coconino	1,542	July 19	2023	Lightning-caused. Burned about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Heber-Overgaard in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest.	[12][13]
Grapevine	Yavapai	1,049	July 21	August 9		[14]
Diamond	Maricopa	1,960	July 22	July 2023		[15]
Round Hill	Pima	3,000	July 22	2023
Eskiminzin	Pinal	1,113	July 23	2023
Gallineta	Pima	1,601	July 23	2023
Spoon	Gila	4,560	July 24	2023	Lightning-caused. Burned 26 miles (42 km) west of Whiteriver.	[16]
Gold Hill	Coconino	6,239	July 27	2023	Naturally-caused. Burned 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Cameron.	[17][18]
Valentine	Gila	7,724	August 16	December 1	Lightning-caused. Burned 11 miles (18 km) of Young. Suppression efforts cost $10 million.	[19][20][21]

See also

• 2023 Colorado wildfires
• 2023 California wildfires
• 2023 New Mexico wildfires
• 2023 Utah wildfires

Notes

1. Containment means that fire crews have established and secured control lines around the fire's perimeter. These lines are artificial barriers, like trenches or cleared vegetation, designed to stop the fire's spread, or natural barriers like rivers. Containment reflects progress in managing the fire but does not necessarily mean the fire is starved of fuel, under control, or put out.^[3]