The Florida fire appears closer than these homes along Sahuarita Road are at night. Photo by David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star. Assign.# Mandatory credit: no mags, no sales. JULY 13, 2005 

The Florida Fire was sparked by lightning July 7, 2005, in the Santa Rita Mountains in the Colorado National Forest.

Flames reach an estimated 100-200 feet into the air as the Florida Fire destroys more acreage in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson, Ariz., on Monday July 11, 2005. The lightning-caused fire is burning in a wilderness area of the Coronado National Forest. Steep, rugged terrain is making it difficult for the 490 firefighters to directly combat the fire. Photo by A. E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star. Transmission #124414. MANDATORY CREDIT, NO MAGS, NO SALES

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Johanna Eubank is a digital producer for the Arizona Daily Star and tucson.com. She has been with the Star in various capacities since 1991. Contact her at jeubank@tucson.com