Today is the two-year anniversary of The Bighorn Fire. This fire was the 8th largest fire in Arizona History reaching 119,541 acres. Bighornfire firefighters Story:
The Bighorn Fire started from a lightning strike in the Catalina Mountains northwest of Tucson and took 45 days to be contained.
At the peak of the fire, there were over 1100 personnel assigned. Luckily no structures were destroyed. Reports from the National Interagency Coordination Center show it cost $44.5 million to fight the fire.Today marks the 2-yr anniversary of the Bighorn Fire in southern AZ. Lightning started this fire on June 5th, 2020. It would continue to grow into late July reaching 119,541 acres. It is the 8th largest fire in AZ history.— NWS Tucson June 5, 2022 Related: Timeline: A look back at the Bighorn Fire one year laterCorey Salmon is a real-time editor and associate producer for KGUN 9. He was born in New York but has lived in Tucson for over 10 years. Corey has a passion for film production and also runs his own business shooting & editing films on a RED.
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