Gestalt Production Presents the Power 600 Restricted Main from Central Arizona Speedway from August 31 2019! Grand Canyon, AZ - Recent monsoonal activity in the region resulted in several new lightning ignited fires on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park over the past several days. 2019 Fire Season. California experienced the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in its history in 2017 and 2018. Wildfire season is in full swing with 19 active fires burning across Arizona, according to the Department of Forestry and Fire Management. By Alex Devoid Arizona Daily Star Sep 6, 2019 Sep 6, 2019 ... but this year fires burned into July, August and even September. season in certain parts of the state with conditions very similar to what Arizona saw last year. The National Interagency Fire Center outlooks for August and September each call for average fire risk across the region. Fire crews are actively working to suppress three fires within Grand Canyon National Park. As of August 8, there are a total of 12 active wildfires … News Release Date: July 29, 2019 Contact: Rachel Grabenstein, 928-643-8158. “Fires have also been widespread in Alaska and Canada, with above-average wildfire activity this summer also south of the Arctic Circle in … Aerial picture showing smoke from a two-kilometre-long stretch of fire billowing from the Amazon rainforest about 65 km from Porto Velho, in the state of Rondonia, in northern Brazil, on August … Fueled by drought, an unprecedented buildup of dry vegetation and extreme winds, the size and intensity of these wildfires caused the loss of more than 100 lives, destroyed thousands of homes and exposed millions of urban and rural Californians to unhealthy air. Hundreds of fire fighters battle wild fires in Greece as smoke blankets Athens Save Fighting a wild fire on Hymettus mountain near Athens Credit: Nick Paleologos/Xinhua/Barcroft Media Get the latest in-depth stories and breaking news from ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix. Wildfires are burning throughout Arizona, even with monsoon moisture that continues to move across the state. Incident information includes photographs, maps, overviews, announcements and closures as needed. Brazil experienced more fire activity in the 2000s - with 2005 seeing more than 142,000 fires in the first eight months of the year. A map of total fire radiative power from 1 June to 18 August 2019 shows extensive clusters of fires in Siberia, including many in the Arctic Circle. The winter rain and snow increased the grass load in the Central region of Arizona down throughout the Sonoran Desert. Tenderfoot Fire; Yarnell, Arizona: 2019 Tilbury Fire On June 14, 2019 a fire was reported near Kearny, AZ. Sandra D. Kennedy, commissioner on the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), has submitted a letter to the ACC (pdf) suggesting that in light of the two energy storage fires that have occurred in Arizona (2012 and 2019), lithium ion batteries – specifically those that will release hydrogen fluoride – “are not prudent and create unacceptable risks”. Gestalt Production Presents the Robert Horne Ford Bomber Heats from Bobbi Engle Summer Slam Night at Arizona Speedway on August 24 2019!