Watch now: Bighorn Fire burns through upper elevations in the Santa Catalina Mountains
Time-lapse of the Bighorn Fire, fed by stiff winds, burning timber and under-growth at full tilt in the upper elevations of the Santa Catalina Mountains, just below Mt. Lemmon, northeast of Tucson, on June 17, 2020. Video by Josh Galemore / Arizona Daily Star tucson.com
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Top fire management official anticipates conditions this year will be no better than last year's, when about 980,000 acres burned in Arizona.
