Wildfires

Richie Josef, whose real name is Richard Myers, was last seen walking near Bartlett Lake on Saturday afternoon. His body was pulled from the lake on Sunday, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said.

FOX 10's Kenzie Beach talks with the U.S. Forest Service and an impacted resident about the fast-growing Wildcat Fire burning in the Tonto National Forest Sunday night.

The Wildcat Fire burning near Bartlett Lake has grown to nearly 12,100 acres. FOX 10's Kenzie Beach has the latest on the fast-growing fire.

Multiple resources were used to help contain the Wildcat Fire but it continues to grow due to high winds and vegetation in the area.

The city of Prescott raised granite slabs at the historic courthouse square. The names of all 19 firefighters are engraved on the slabs. The 11th anniversary of their deaths is on June 20. All but one member of the 20-person team died in 2013 battling the Yarnell Hill Fire.

Officials with the Pinal County Sheriff's Office are sounding the alarm, due to an uptick in human-caused wildfires. Within the past month, there were at least 25 human-caused wildfires within Pinal County, which is almost as many wildfires the county had in all of 2023.

As Scottsdale Fire officials ask constriction crews to help stop wildfires from being started, FOX 10's Steve Nielsen has more on how job sites can start wildfires so quickly, and what some are doing to help reduce the risk.

The brush fire broke out Monday afternoon, and crews with multiple fire agencies responded. They also got some help from airtankers.

In this Newsmaker, FOX 10’s John Hook is talking with Beryl Shears of Western Pilot Service about the importance of air tankers in the battle against wildfires.

We have the latest on the several wildfires burning in Arizona, such as the Toyo, Flying Bucket and Peak fires.

Tanker crews were brought in to battle the Flying Bucket Fire which has grown to nearly 4,000 acres in southern Maricopa County.