Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona
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Pinetop–Lakeside is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. According to 2020 census, the population of the town is 4,030. It was founded in 1984 when the neighboring towns of Pinetop and Lak
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Red Barn near Pinetop, 2013
Rodeo–Chediski Fire
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The Rodeo–Chediski Fire was a wildfire that burned in east-central Arizona beginning on June 18, 2002, and was not controlled until July 7. It was the largest forest fire in Arizona's recorded history
Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona
…and Lakeside merged. Pinetop–Lakeside is a popular summer resort and second-home area for Arizona desert residents. In 2002, a large forest fire, the Rodeo–Chediski Fire, threatened the town and forced an evacuation. The town of Lakeside got its name from the area's lakes, and Pinetop got its name from a local saloon…
Rodeo–Chediski fires on July 1, 2002, as seen from NASA's ER-2 aircraft
A view of the fire from Bison Ranch in Heber-Overgaard, Arizona