| Bush Fire Part of the Maricopa County wildfires | |
| Date: | - |
| Location: | Tonto National Forest |
| Coordinates: | 33.629°N -111.564°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Arizona |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Arizona |
| Area: | 1934550NaN0 |
| Cause: | Human |
The Bush Fire was a human-caused[1] wildfire that started in the Tonto National Forest northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. It burned 1934550NaN0. The fire started on June 13, 2020 near the intersection of Bush Highway and SR 87 and was fully contained on July 6, 2020[2]
By June 16, 2020, the fire had burned more than 64500acres with 0% containment and was the largest fire burning in the US at that time.[3]
By the morning of June 17, 2020, the fire had burned more than 89,059 (36,041 ha) acres with 5% containment.
By the morning of June 18, 2020, the fire had burned around 25,882 acres since the previous morning. The burned area has grown to 114,941 while containment remained at 5%.
On July 6, 2020 the fire was fully contained.
On June 15, 2020, the Gila County Sheriff's Office began issuing evacuation orders for nearby residents with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office issuing orders the following day.[4]
Multiple highways were closed due to the fire.