Using space technology to improve survival for firefighters.
- Carmen Duarte Arizona Daily Star
Has burned one structure, officials said.
- Caitlin Schmidt
Rain expected Friday should help dampen blaze.
See photos of the fire from Star photographers and from our talented readers.
Readers from all over the Tucson area captured stunning photos of the Finger Rock Fire burning in the Catalina Mountains on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
- Irene McKisson | This Is Tucson
A wildfire that had been burning in a remote part of the Catalina Mountains near Tucson since July 29, reignited on Wednesday and has spread to 500 acres. The flames were visible at night from all areas of town.
- Carmen Duarte
No structures threatened by blaze near Pontatoc Canyon.
No structures threatened by blaze near Pontatoc Canyon.
Time lapse video from UA Atmospheric Sciences' weather cam shows the first sight of smoke in the Catalinas of the Finger Rock Fire.
Forest Service will monitor it from a distance overnight, then hike people in Sunday morning.
30 percent contained and some fire crews being released.
In remote area of Coronado National Forest in New Mexico.
Both in remote areas along the border.
A prescribed burn in the Pinaleño Mountains is aimed at watershed restoration.
Windy conditions expected again Friday; fire kept east of Sonoita Highway.
Firefighters are on their way to the new Aliso Fire.
No structures are immediately threatened.
Wind gusts up to 30 mph Thursday may hamper firefighting efforts.
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Ranger to decide soon whether to close tourist attraction again this summer.
Recent rains are lessening fire danger but grasslands dry out quickly.
A Mount Lemmon wildfire near Summerhaven is in the process of being contained.
Fire crews set a prescribed burn Wednesday in the foothills of the Huachuca mountains. Video by Tom Beal / Arizona Daily Star
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Hundreds of volunteers helped get a home built for fallen Granite Mountain Hotshot William Warneke's family.
Work will help cut wildfire risk, improve habitat.