There are also many major fires burning in Canada since May. So far this year 13.8 million acres have burned across the country. Volunteers from Utah have been deployed to Canada to help support evacuees.

The fast-moving fire destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures in the Grand Canyon National Park.

Arizona politicians are already attacking the federal government’s actions. Arizona’s Democrat Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly penned a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. They questioned why the fire was allowed to continue burning, especially given how hot the Arizona summer has been.

A 10,058-acre Utah fire has crossed over the border into Colorado as the Southwest continues to experience wildfires, including one that created a vortex of flames

Officials have closed the North Rim of the Grand Canyon as the White Sage Fire burns near the town of Fredonia. Just 35 miles south, the Bravo Dragon Fire has destroyed structures inside the park.

Federal firefighters initially tried to manage the Dragon Bravo Fire with a confine-and-contain strategy. Arizona state officials say this was a grave mistake.