[1][2] Wildfires occur year-round in the state but are most numerous and typically burn the largest swaths of land during spring and summer.

Increased grass load from a wet winter is expected to contribute to an elevated risk of fire in the Central Arizona deserts.

[5] Southwest Coordination Center Predictive Services forecasted an Above Normal risk for significant wildland fires from May through July for most of Arizona (excepting the Colorado Plateau), with fire potential returning to Normal by August with the arrival of a climatologically average monsoon.

They cited above normal fine fuel loading in southern Arizona deserts and an active weather pattern through mid-June to support this risk.

[7] The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.