Firefighters use torches at night to burn tinder and other fuel sources. 2011: 34,000 acres (14,000 ha) Bastrop County Complex Fire: Texas: The worst fire in Texas state history, destroyed over 1500 homes 2011: 1,748,636 acres (707,648 ha) Richardson Backcountry Fire: Alberta: The largest Canadian fire since 1950. Thank you for signing up to Live Science. Southwest Coordination Center (SWCC) Southwest Area Fire Situation Report; Map of Fires (wildland and prescribed)in the Southwest Area; National Fire Information. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Gila and Maricopa county emergency management officials have ordered evacuations in the communities of Apache Lake, Sunflower, Punkin Center and Tonto Basin. Fire season typically peaks in the Southwest in June and July. CLICK HERE FOR MORE WEATHER COVERAGE FROM FOX NEWS. Largest fire in Arizona history at that time. Other crews are digging around unburned areas to create "islands" free of fire-fueling vegetation to protect homes. What is Arizona's biggest wildfire on record? The fire is believed to be human-caused, but is still under investigation. The wildfire, which has prompted evacuations in three rural communities and closed parts of two state highways, has grown dramatically in size from 59 square miles to 101 square miles as of Tuesday morning officials said. The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. Lone Fire. Smoke has even been reported as far east as Iowa and the U.S. Air Quality "Smog Blog" said that smoke from the Wallow Fire pushed air quality to unhealthy levels as far east as Alabama and Georgia. That said, many scientists speculate that in a warming world the likelihood of wildfires in arid and semi-arid regions such as the Southwest is higher. Started by an incendiary shotgun round along Sycamore Creek, near, Eight lightning started fires on the west side of the, Fire of unknown origins burns a square mile of chaparral in the, Rain caused a small fire in the Catalina Mountains to smoulder between 29 July 2015 and 5 August 2015. Astronomers claimed galaxy was 98% dark matter. The fire had swallowed much of the southwestern Santa Catalina Mountains, with tendrils of flame slipping down Finger Rock and Pima canyons. RELATED: Bush Fire is now the largest active burning fire in the country, data shows. How far has the smoke from the wildfire spread? On Wednesday, the mayor of Tucson issued an order to mandate the wearing of masks in public, aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus, although that could also benefit people sensitive to wildfire smoke. 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