Sawmill Fire (2017)
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The Sawmill Fire was a wildfire that burned 46,991 acres in the U.S. state of Arizona in April 2017. The fire was caused by the detonation of a target packed with Tannerite at a gender reveal party in
The burn scar of the Sawmill Fire seen from satellite on April 26
Empire Ranch
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Empire Ranch is a working cattle ranch in southeastern Pima County, Arizona, that was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In its heyday, Empire Ranch was one of the largest in
Sawmill Fire (2017)
…National Forest. No injuries or fatalities resulted from the fire, nor were any buildings destroyed, though the fire did come close to the historic Empire Ranch, a National Register of Historic Places property. Over 800 personnel from various federal, state, and local agencies and organizations worked to contain…
The Empire Ranch headquarters.
John H. Harvey (left), Edward L. Vail (center), and Walter L. Vail (right) in 1879.
The Empire Ranch house, c.1900.
Vaqueros at Empire Ranch, c.1890.