Contained 🇺🇸 Arizona

Backbone Fire

Discovered Jun 17, 2021 · AZCOF

🕐 Started …

Acres Burned

40,858

Containment

100%

Location

Arizona

Discovered

Jun 17, 2021

Structures

—

Casualties

—

Containment progress100%

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Jun 17, 2021

Fire ignites — Backbone discovered.

Final

100% contained at 40,858 acres. Recovery operations begin.

Backbone Fire grows to 32K acres - FOX 10 Phoenix

azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic

Backbone Fire burns near Strawberry, Arizona within Gila County - azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic

Fossil Creek to reopen following 2021 Backbone Fire - KNAU

Arizona Daily Sun

SUNDAY FEATURE: Surveying Fossil Creek one year after Backbone Fire - Arizona Daily Sun

Backbone Fire forces Boy Scout camp to evacuate troops - ABC15 Arizona

disasterphilanthropy.org

2021 North American Wildfire Season - disasterphilanthropy.org

Fossil Creek reopening after being closed for 16 months due to wildfire - azfamily.com

Low Intensity Fire, Unburned Areas Account For Much Of Backbone Fire - KNAU

azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic

These wildfires, including Pinnacle and Slate, have burned nearly 32K acres in Arizona - azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic

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