Sand Stone 2024
Sand Stone is the 5th-largest wildfire this season in Arizona, burning 5 miles northeast of Rio Verde.
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The lightning-caused Sand Stone Fire started Thursday, July 25th, 14 miles northeast of Fountain Hills, AZ between the Verde River and Hwy 87 on the Cave Creek Ranger District. The objectives for this incident include protecting values at risk, such as adjacent Tribal and private lands, power and transportation infrastructure, cultural and natural resources, threatened and endangered species, and range improvements. The fuel types for this incident include tall grass and brush. After several growing seasons of above-normal precipitation, the grass volumes are much higher than usual, and fuels are very dry, after a low-moisture monsoon season.