Grand Canyon Fires Approaching 25,000 Acres So Far; North Rim Visitors Evacuated, Fires Uncontained
A pair of rapidly growing wildfires in northern Arizona that have forced the temporary closure of parts of Grand Canyon National Park and prompted evacuations were burning uncontained on Saturday.
The bigger of the two, the White Sage Fire, originated Wednesday about 15 miles southeast of Fredonia, Arizona, after a thunderstorm moved through the area, according to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. As of late Saturday, it had burned more than 19,000 acres near the unincorporated community of Jacob Lake, and firefighting efforts had not achieved containment.
“The fire continues to exhibit extreme behavior, being driven by steady winds in very hot and dry conditions,” federal authorities said in an update Saturday evening. Forecasts of strong “gusty and variable winds” combined with low relative humidity mean large fire growth is expected to continue, the Bureau of Land Management said in a report on the White Sage Fire.
The National Park Service on Thursday had evacuated all visitors and campers at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park due to the White Sage Fire, which was burning about 30 miles from the Dragon Bravo Fire. The Dragon Bravo Fire had burned more than 5,000 acres as of late Saturday, and was sparked July 4 as a result of a lightning strike in the park, federal authorities said.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/07/13/white-sage-wildfire-arizona-dragon-bravo/
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The poor animals. 
That's really fast growth... yikes.
