VIDEO: In its history, Arizona has battled major wildfires that have scorched large swaths of land, and now new ones are climbing up the list of largest acreage burned. As of Thursday, the Dragon Bravo Fire has burned more than 105,000 acres north of the Grand Canyon, prompting evacuations and threatening nearby communities.
Take a look below at where the Dragon Bravo lines up with the largest wildfires, by acreage burned, in the state:
- Wallow – 2011 (522,000+acres)
- Rodeo-Chediski – 2002 (468,000+ acres)
- Cave Creek Complex – 2005 (243,000+ acres)
- Horseshoe 2 – 2011 (222,000+ acres)
- Bush – 2020 (193,000+ acres)
- Telegraph – 2021 (180,000+ acres)
- Woodbury – 2019 (123,000+acres)
- Bighorn – 2020 (119,000+ acres)
- Willow – 2004 (119,000+ acres)
- Dragon Bravo – 2025 (105,000+ acres and still burning)
Size: 105,000 acres
Containment: 4% contained
Evacuations: “GO” evacuations were ordered for the North Rim area of the Grand Canyon. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office announced that the area around Jacob Lake had been placed back into โREADYโ evacuation status on July 23. On July 19, 2025, Governor Hobbs visited the Dragon Bravo Fire to meet with officials to get a firsthand look at the damage.
