The Cortaro Fire reached 100% containment after burning through vegetation in the Santa Cruz riverbed in Marana near Tucson, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management.

It has been a busy few weeks for first responders due to the numerous fires across Tucson and the rest of southern Arizona.

Tucson fire crews have been battling a surge of fires in recent weeks, including the Stronghold, Cody, and Cortaro fires, as well as multiple structure and brush fires.

The Cortaro Fire in Marana was the result of numerous brush fires that merged in the Santa Cruz River bed on May 24.

A fire was blazing through dry desert vegetation southeast of Tucson, forcing an evacuation. The Stronghold Fire started at about 11:30 a.m. April 28. As of the 7:30 p.m. April 29, it burned 2,138 ...

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