Arizona is currently home to the two largest wildfires in the United States.The Magnum Fire near the Grand Canyon North Rim. The Bush Fire northeast of Phoenix. Both burning out control and fire leaders are alarmed by the spike in wildfires and the intensity. More than 200,000 acres burned already this year. That’s a big jump last year at this time according to Tiffany Davila with AZ Forestry and Fire Management. Thousands of firefighters are fanned out across the state.We’re weeks away from the expected heavy monsoon rainfall and aircraft and equipment will start getting harder to come by as the rest of the West starts burning

<p>Arizona is currently home to the two largest wildfires in the United States.The Magnum Fire near the Grand Canyon North Rim. The Bush Fire northeast of Phoenix. Both burning out control and fire leaders are alarmed by the spike in wildfires and the intensity. More than 200,000 acres burned already this year. That&rsquo;s a big jump last year at this time according to Tiffany Davila with AZ Forestry and Fire Management. Thousands of firefighters are fanned out across the state.We&rsquo;re weeks away from the expected heavy monsoon rainfall and aircraft and equipment will start getting harder to come by as the rest of the West starts burning</p>

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