Bush Fire (Arizona)

Bush Fire
Part of the Maricopa County wildfires
Bush Fire; Part of the Maricopa County wildfires
	The Bush Fire seen from Fort McDowell on June 16.
Location	Tonto National Forest
Coordinates	33.629°N 111.564°W
Statistics
Date(s)	June 13, 2020 - July 6, 2020
Burned area	193,455 acres (78,288 ha)
Cause	Human
Map
	Location in Arizona

The Bush Fire was a human-caused wildfire that started in the Tonto National Forest northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. It burned 193,455 acres (78,288 ha). The fire started on June 13, 2020 near the intersection of Bush Highway and SR 87 and was fully contained on July 6, 2020

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2020 Western U.S. wildfires
Multiple wildfires burning near the Pacific coast of the U.S. on September 9, 2020
Affected states Arizona (Maricopa) California (August) Colorado Nevada New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington (Labor Day)
Background 2020–23 North American drought Wildfires in the United States
Largest wildfire by state Arizona - Bush (193,455 acres) California - August Complex (1,032,648 acres) Colorado - Cameron Peak (208,913 acres) Nevada - Meadow Valley (59,265 acres) New Mexico - Cub (25,950 acres) Oregon - Santiam (402,274 acres) Utah - East Fork (89,765 acres) Washington - Pearl Hill (223,730 acres)