Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Boundary Fire (2017)

Boundary Fire (2017) edit

This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 30, 2024 by Gog the Mild (talk) 21:57, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Firefighter watching the Boundary Fire, June 17, 2017

The Boundary Fire was a 2017 wildfire in Arizona that burned 17,788 acres (7,199 ha) of the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests. The fire was ignited on June 1 when lightning struck a spot on the northeast side of Kendrick Peak within the Coconino National Forest. The fire spread rapidly because of high temperatures, steep terrain, leftovers from a wildfire in 2000, and high wind speeds. The winds blew smoke over local communities and infrastructure, leading to the closure of U.S. Route 180 from June 8 to June 21. Smoke was also visible from the Grand Canyon. The Boundary Fire burned out on July 3, 2017, after 32 days of firefighting. The cost of managing the fire was $9.4 million (equivalent to $11.5 million in 2023). Damage to the area's foliage increased the risk of landslides into 2018. The Boundary Fire was one of 2,321 wildfires in Arizona in 2017 that burned a total of 429,564 acres (173,838 ha). (Full article...)

Most recent similar article(s): I don't recall anything similar recently. The lead is shortish as I write this.
Main editors: Vami_IV, brought to FA by User:Premeditated Chaos and User:Guerillero
Promoted: yesterday
Reasons for nomination: memory of Vami
Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:52, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Can we push this back? If we can get the fire season to FL, I think this is an easy FT. -- Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 12:24, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We could but TFL and TFA should not appear the same day. - No date doesn't mean soon, just no specific date. It broke out 1 June, but I already suggested a different article by the same author for that date. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:03, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]