Grand Canyon, White Sage Fire
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Hurricane Valley firefighters have been deployed to the White Sage Fire, which is exhibiting “extreme fire behavior” as it covers over 40,000 acres near Grand Canyon.
The White Sage Fire was burning in Arizona bout 15 miles southeast of Fredonia in Coconino County and north of the Grand Canyon State Park.
As fire crews continue suppression efforts amidst extreme fire conditions on the White Sage Fire, about 2 miles northeast of White Sage, Arizona, high heat and low humidity are hampering
The White Sage and Dragon Bravo fires have burned a combined 24,000 acres, only miles apart from one another near the Grand Canyon.
John Paxton with the Coconino County Sheriff's Office provides an update on the White Sage Fire that's already burned 8,700 acres in the Kaibab National Forest.
National Park Officials have closed the North Rim of the Grand Canyon as a wildfire burns near the town of Fredonia, about 4 miles south of the Arizona/Utah line.