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Jun 18, 2012
| AZ Central
Arizona fires: Two new blazes spark over weekend
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
Two new wildfires sparked up in Arizona over the weekend, joining numerous other wildfires around the state, according to an interagency website. The Fox Fire and Garden North Fire in the Coronado National Forest were likely started by lightning on Saturday, according to a news release Sunday. Officials said the Fox Fire is burning between 60 and 100 acres in Rincon Mountain Wilderness, about 5 miles southwest of Cascabel
Jun 14, 2012
| AZ Central
Arizona wildfires: More containment on 4 blazes
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
Four Arizona wildfires on Thursday hit or exceeded the 50 percent containment mark. The most recently ignited fire, the Grand Fire, was 70 percent contained Thursday morning after charring 481 acres of ponderosa pine forest near the Grand Canyon.
Jun 13, 2012
| by Cassondra Strande - Jun. 13, 2012 11:52 AM The Arizona Republic-12 News Breaking News Team
Gladiator Fire fully contained; crews battle other blazes
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
The Gladiator Fire was fully contained Wednesday morning after blackening 16,240 acres, injuring eight and destroying six structures.
Jun 13, 2012
| The Republic
Firefighters have partial containment on wildfire burning near Superior
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
Firefighters have partial containment on wildfire burning near Superior
Jun 12, 2012
| AZ Central
Arizona fires: Smaller blazes emerge over weekend
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
As fire crews knock down bigger wildfires burning in Arizona, smaller fires emerged over the weekend. The Comet and 257 wildfires both started in the Tonto National Forest this weekend, according to David Albo, a spokesman for the forest.
Jun 8, 2012
Arizona wildfire moving closer to containment
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
The Gladiator Fire near Crown King was 90% contained Friday. Fewer than two dozen people were mopping up hot spots on the 16, 240-acre blaze that sparked May 13.
Jun 7, 2012
| CBS 5 Arizona
Trails, roads, lands burned in Gladiator Fire closed
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
A new emergency fire closure is in effect for all trails, roads and lands in the burned area of the Gladiator Fire, Bradshaw Ranger District officials said. The human-caused fire that has blackened more than 16,000 acres is 80 percent contained.
Jun 6, 2012
| Daily Courier
Both suspicious and natural causes ruled out in Gladiator Fire
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
Investigators have ruled out suspicious or natural causes for the house fire that ignited the Gladiator wildfire near Crown King May 13. The exact cause is still under investigation, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn said.
Jun 4, 2012
| CBS 5 Arizona
Gladiator Fire now 80% contained
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
Containment of the Gladiator Fire reached 80 percent Monday morning. About 39 firefighters remained on the fire patrol and mop-up duties as small pockets of fuels continued to smolder.
May 31, 2012
Crews continue to battle Arizona wildfires; Gladiator 65% contained
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
The Gladiator Fire improved to 65 percent containment Wednesday morning. The blaze consumed 16,240 acres, a number that has remained steady for several days. Fire crews continue to gain command of the wildfires burning across the state.
