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Video shows Grand Canyon wildfire smoke forming huge pyrocumulus cloud as dry conditions fuel flames

The wildfire that destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge​ earlier this month has expanded in recent days, fueled by hot, ...

Officials ignored 'critical' warnings on Grand Canyon blaze, fire plan shows

Grand Canyon fire plan shows officials publicly downplayed safety threats as fuel and weather conditions reached the brink of ...

Grand Canyon fire grows into a megafire and creates its own weather. It’s not done yet

The Dragon Bravo Fire exploded in size along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim this week as heat and strong winds drove the growth ...

Fire closed these iconic Grand Canyon trails and lodges. When they’re reopening

As the Dragon Bravo Fire approached containment, Grand Canyon National Park unveiled plans to reopen a beloved hotel and ...

Brighty the Burro, Beloved Grand Canyon Statue, Is Rescued From Wildfire

The statue was missing an ear and two front legs, but it was mostly intact when crews recovered it from the Dragon Bravo fire ...

Beloved Grand Canyon statue Brighty the Burro survives a wildfire, but his road to recovery is uncertain

A big bronze statue of a donkey named Brighty the Burro has been recovered from the charred rubble of the Grand Canyon Lodge ...

New report suggests National Park Service mismanaged Dragon Bravo Fire

The Park Service’s fire management plan called for that approach.
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Fire-related closures ease as North Rim wildfire reaches 62% containment

The Dragon Bravo Fire, which has burned 145,500 acres on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, is now 62% contained, according to a press release issued Thursday morning by ...