Dragon Bravo Fire becomes 7th largest wildfire in Arizona history
Posted on August 04, 2025
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The Dragon Bravo fire burning on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon has now burned 126,445 acres (as of Aug 5th). This makes it the 7th largest wildfire Arizona has seen in its record history. The fire started by lightning on July 4th.
The largest fire was the Wallow Fire, which started in May 2011 and burned 538,049 acres. In that same year and month, the Horsehose 2 fire ignited and burned 222,954 acres (the states 4th largest wildfire).
For current information about the Dragon Bravo Fire, visit: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/azgcp-dragon-bravo-fire