Rodeo – Chediski Fire was a wildfire that burned in east-central Arizona beginning on June 18 , 2002 , and was not controlled until July 7 . It was the worst forest fire in Arizona 's recorded history until June 14 , 2011 when the Wallow Fire surpassed Rodeo-Chediski as the largest fire in Arizona history . Several local communities , including Show Low , Pinetop-Lakeside , Heber-Overgaard Claysprings and Pinedale , were threatened and had to be evacuated
Wallow Fire
Wallow Fire
Rodeo–Chediski Fire