Photos: Arizona wildfires
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Photos of the Slide Fire north of Sedona and the Research Fire east of Elgin.
In this photo released by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, flames from a wildfire rise over a ridge behind the popular Slide Rock State Park Oak Creek Canyon near Sedona, Ariz., Tuesday, May 20, 2014. About 200 firefighters and other personnel are already assigned to the 450-acre Slide Fire, including five Hotshot crews, Coconino National Forest officials said Wednesday.
- Carrick Cook / AZ DPS
Plumes of smoke from a wildfire rise from Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona, Ariz., as seen from 89A near Sedona, Ariz., early Wednesday morning, May 21, 2014. About 200 firefighters and other personnel are already assigned to the 450-acre Slide Fire, including five Hotshot crews, Coconino National Forest officials said Wednesday.
- Vyto Starinskas / AP
Al McNulty, right, and Justin Wassell watch plumes of smoke pouring from Oak Creek Canyon from their pickup in Sedona, Ariz., Wednesday May 21, 2014. About 200 firefighters and other personnel are already assigned to the 450-acre Slide Fire, including five Hotshot crews, Coconino National Forest officials said Wednesday.
- Vyto Starinskas / AP
Nathan Westerfield, 22, kisses his new bride, Mickella, 20, at the Red Cross shelter set up at Sinagua Middle School in Flagstaff, Ariz., Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The couple, from Phoenix got married Sunday, were celebrating their honeymoon by camping out at Cave Springs campground in Oak Creek Canyon with equipment purchased with their wedding money. They went into Sedona and were told they couldn't return after the Slide Fire broke out Tuesday.
- Tom Tingle / The Arizona Republic
Bureau of Land Management wildland fire crews mop up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
A Bureau of Land Management wildland firefighter mops up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
A Bureau of Land Management wildland firefighter mops up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Bureau of Land Management wildland fire crews mop up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
A Bureau of Land Management wildland firefighter mops up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
In this photo released by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, flames from a wildfire rise over a ridge behind the popular Slide Rock State Park Oak Creek Canyon near Sedona, Ariz., Tuesday, May 20, 2014. About 200 firefighters and other personnel are already assigned to the 450-acre Slide Fire, including five Hotshot crews, Coconino National Forest officials said Wednesday.
- Carrick Cook / AZ DPS
A helicopter flies over the Slide Fire as it burns near 89 A south of Flagstaff , at 11 am, Wednesday morning, May 21, 2014. Evacuations of surrounding areas took place late afternoon Tuesday.
- Tom Tingle / The Arizona Republic
The Slide Fire burns near 89 A south of Flagstaff , at 11 am, Wednesday morning, May 21, 2014. Evacuations of surrounding areas took place late afternoon Tuesday.
- Tom Tingle / The Arizona Republic
The Slide Fire burns near 89 A south of Flagstaff , at 11 am, Wednesday morning, May 21, 2014. Evacuations of surrounding areas took place late afternoon Tuesday.
- Tom Tingle / The Arizona Republic
The Slide Fire burns near 89 A south of Flagstaff , at 11 am, Wednesday morning, May 21, 2014. Evacuations of surrounding areas took place late afternoon Tuesday.
- Tom Tingle / The Arizona Republic
Plumes of smoke from a wildfire rise from Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona, Ariz., as seen from 89A near Sedona, Ariz., early Wednesday morning, May 21, 2014. About 200 firefighters and other personnel are already assigned to the 450-acre Slide Fire, including five Hotshot crews, Coconino National Forest officials said Wednesday.
- Vyto Starinskas / AP
Al McNulty, right, and Justin Wassell watch plumes of smoke pouring from Oak Creek Canyon from their pickup in Sedona, Ariz., Wednesday May 21, 2014. About 200 firefighters and other personnel are already assigned to the 450-acre Slide Fire, including five Hotshot crews, Coconino National Forest officials said Wednesday.
- Vyto Starinskas / AP
Nathan Westerfield, 22, kisses his new bride, Mickella, 20, at the Red Cross shelter set up at Sinagua Middle School in Flagstaff, Ariz., Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The couple, from Phoenix got married Sunday, were celebrating their honeymoon by camping out at Cave Springs campground in Oak Creek Canyon with equipment purchased with their wedding money. They went into Sedona and were told they couldn't return after the Slide Fire broke out Tuesday.
- Tom Tingle / The Arizona Republic
Bureau of Land Management wildland fire crews mop up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
A Bureau of Land Management wildland firefighter mops up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
A Bureau of Land Management wildland firefighter mops up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
Bureau of Land Management wildland fire crews mop up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
A Bureau of Land Management wildland firefighter mops up hot spots in the burn scar of the Research Fire on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, near Elgin, Ariz. About 40 personnel from 11 agencies were fighting the 450-acre grass fire. Sonoita-Elgin Fire Department chief Joseph DeWolf said the fire, caused by a vehicle parked in high grass, is 30 percent contained
- Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
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A wind-whipped wildfire in Oak Creek Canyon near Flagstaff dramatically increased in size We…
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