Only 10 percent contained, Arizona’s Wallow Fire became the largest fire in the state history on June 13 when this image was taken.
Land Fires
This image from June 9, 2011, shows Arizona’s Wallow Fire in the White Mountains near the border with New Mexico.
Atmosphere Land Fires
The blaze is the largest in Arizona this year and the largest in the United States right now.
Image of the Day Heat Land Fires Human Presence Remote Sensing
A wildfire north of Phoenix threatened the historic mining community of Crown King.
Fires
A wildfire in Fresno County, California has burned more than 28,000 acres.
In August 2012, lightning sparked numerous wildfires that burned throughout the western United States.
Image of the Day Land Fires
Smoke billows from the Wallow Fire in this natural color image taken on June 8, 2011.
Measuring the height of a smoke plume is key to determining how far it might travel.
Image of the Day Fires Human Presence
Smoke streams east from a fire in Carlsbad Caverns National Park in this true-color image from June 14, 2011.
This pair of images shows the vast extent of the Wallow Fire, burning in eastern Arizona, on June 6, 2011.
Heat Land Fires
The Whitewater-Baldy wildfire is the largest on record in New Mexico.
New Mexico’s largest fire has grown in fits and starts.