Photos: Arizona wildfires
Photos of the Slide Fire north of Sedona and the Research Fire east of Elgin.
Arizona Wildfires
In this photo released by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, flames from a wildfire rise over a ridge behind the popular Slide Rock State Park Oak Creek Canyon near Sedona, Ariz., Tuesday, May 20, 2014. About 200 firefighters and other personnel are already assigned to the 450-acre Slide Fire, including five Hotshot crews, Coconino National Forest officials said Wednesday.
Slide Fire
A helicopter flies over the Slide Fire as it burns near 89 A south of Flagstaff , at 11 am, Wednesday morning, May 21, 2014. Evacuations of surrounding areas took place late afternoon Tuesday.
Slide Fire
The Slide Fire burns near 89 A south of Flagstaff , at 11 am, Wednesday morning, May 21, 2014. Evacuations of surrounding areas took place late afternoon Tuesday.
Slide Fire
The Slide Fire burns near 89 A south of Flagstaff , at 11 am, Wednesday morning, May 21, 2014. Evacuations of surrounding areas took place late afternoon Tuesday.
Slide Fire
The Slide Fire burns near 89 A south of Flagstaff , at 11 am, Wednesday morning, May 21, 2014. Evacuations of surrounding areas took place late afternoon Tuesday.
Arizona Wildfires
Plumes of smoke from a wildfire rise from Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona, Ariz., as seen from 89A near Sedona, Ariz., early Wednesday morning, May 21, 2014. About 200 firefighters and other personnel are already assigned to the 450-acre Slide Fire, including five Hotshot crews, Coconino National Forest officials said Wednesday.
Arizona Wildfires
Al McNulty, right, and Justin Wassell watch plumes of smoke pouring from Oak Creek Canyon from their pickup in Sedona, Ariz., Wednesday May 21, 2014. About 200 firefighters and other personnel are already assigned to the 450-acre Slide Fire, including five Hotshot crews, Coconino National Forest officials said Wednesday.
Arizona Wildfires
Nathan Westerfield, 22, kisses his new bride, Mickella, 20, at the Red Cross shelter set up at Sinagua Middle School in Flagstaff, Ariz., Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The couple, from Phoenix got married Sunday, were celebrating their honeymoon by camping out at Cave Springs campground in Oak Creek Canyon with equipment purchased with their wedding money. They went into Sedona and were told they couldn't return after the Slide Fire broke out Tuesday.
Research Fire
Bureau of Land Management wildland fire crews mop up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
Research Fire
A Bureau of Land Management wildland firefighter mops up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
Research Fire
A Bureau of Land Management wildland firefighter mops up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
Research Fire
Bureau of Land Management wildland fire crews mop up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
Research Fire
A Bureau of Land Management wildland firefighter mops up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
A wind-whipped wildfire in Oak Creek Canyon near Flagstaff dramatically increased in size Wednesday as it sent up choking plumes of smoke, thr…
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