- A cold front is pushing into the Intermountain West, bringing high fire danger across multiple states including Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico.
- Severe drought conditions are simultaneously affecting Arizona and Colorado, leading to uncontained fires and smoke travel.
- A severe wildfire incident has occurred, causing unprecedented fire spread and heavy smoke, impacting areas in Arizona and Colorado.
Wildfires are burning, with temperatures recorded in Grand Junction, and the fires are actively spreading across the state border between Colorado and Arizona.
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Updated Jun 29
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Wildfires are burning, with temperatures recorded in Grand Junction, and the fires are actively spreading across the state border between Colorado and Arizona.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- A wildfire occurred on the state border between Colorado and Arizona, resulting in the recovery of a resident's body in Arizona.Sub-event
Grand Junction area affected as fires spread across the state border between Colorado and Arizona.1 source
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A severe wildfire incident has occurred, causing unprecedented fire spread and heavy smoke, impacting areas in Arizona and Colorado.Also in this story
- Sydney Watson died during initial attack operations on the Knowles Fire in Colorado, prompting an accident investigation.
- Wildfire severely damaged ski resort in Beaver County, Arizona.
- A wildfire incident is underway, causing smoke visible for hundreds of miles and damaging the Eagle Point ski resort in the Bryce area.
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- Wildfire spread was reported near Denver, Colorado on July 3, 2026.
- Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota is spreading across states, affecting Colorado and the Great Lakes region.
- Wildfire activity has been reported near Santa Fe, New Mexico/Arizona border area.
- Extreme heat in Arizona is linked to climate change patterns.
- Nevada and Colorado shared extreme heat records during the summer of 2026.