The Dragon Bravo Fire destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and continues to burn in northern Arizona. See photos of the devastation.

Gov. Katie Hobbs and Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego are calling for an independent investigation into how federal officials managed the Dragon Bravo Fire burning on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.

Arizona officials are pressing for an investigation into the National Park Service's handling of the Dragon Bravo Fire, which spread after being managed as a controlled burn.

Lightning started the Dragon Bravo Fire on July 4, 2025. The fire was burning in the ponderosa pine forest within the northern national park boundaries, consuming 5,000 acres. The entire North Rim of the Grand Canyon was closed. The fire had burned between 50 and 80 structures on the North Rim, according to park officials.

A wildfire in tinder-dry forest on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon grew by around 50% today after it destroyed dozens of buildings, prompting public outrage that it was left to burn for a week before firefighters tried to fully extinguish it.

From Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs criticizing the federal government's handling of a wildfire that is causing destruction at Grand Canyon National Park to a deadly shooting involving sheriff's deputies in the Valley,

The so-called Dragon Bravo Fire swelled to over 3,460 hectares. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Wildfires burning at or near the Grand Canyon's North Rim are still raging as strong winds, high heat and low humidity persist.

Arizona’s Democratic senators, Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, are demanding answers from the Trump administration about its response to the Dragon Bravo Fire that destroyed structures at the northern r