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A specialized emergency response team took command of the destructive Greer Fire in eastern Arizona on Thursday morning.
The winds in the high country will be reduced today, which is good news for firefighting efforts for the Greer Fire.
Residents in several new areas have been placed on Set status due to the Greer Fire, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Managment. Residents in these area
Fire officials typically measure wildfires in acreage, which can be an unfamiliar unit of measure. Here are some everyday examples of 6,400 acres.
Tiffany Davila with Arizona's Forestry and Fire Management gave a Thursday morning update after the Greer Fire doubled in size to over 7,000 acres overnight.
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Hundreds of people have been forced from their homes in Apache County due to the Greer Fire, which has burned more than 7,000 acres.
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Winds down, air quality decreases as crews continue to fight Greer FireABC15's Jordan Bontke is up in the Greer Fire area Thursday morning with the latest on the firefighting efforts.
While the Greer Fire continues to rage in northern Arizona, the new update from the US Drought Monitor shows that part of the state is experiencing extreme drought.