While other parts of the state saw major wildfires during the summer – including the 145,000-acre Dragon Bravo Fire at the Grand Canyon – the Tri-City area got through the summer without any large wildfires.
Prescott Fire Department Wildfire Risk Manager Conrad Jackson tells The News:
The biggest wildfire in Yavapai County over the summer was in Kirkland, 30 miles west of Prescott. That burned more than 900 acres and was started by a man driving on a blown out tire, resulting in sparks from the rim igniting the roadside vegetation.