( CNN ) -- More Arizona and New Mexico residents Wednesday returned to their homes , in some cases to find them intact , in other cases to sift through debris left by a massive wildfire . The Wallow fire in east central Arizona is one of 58 large wildfires burning in the United States , from Alaska to Florida , according to the National Interagency Coordination Center . All told , the fires have burned 2,166 square miles or 1.4 million acres -- nearly the size of Delaware . The largest of the fires continues to be Arizona 's Wallow fire , which has burned 529,825 acres so far , the fire 's incident command team announced Wednesday . Officials said it is about 58 % contained . While residents in Greer , Arizona , and Luna , New Mexico , have been allowed home , evacuation orders remain in effect in other locations . Residents in parts of Apache County , Arizona , also have been told to be prepared to evacuate should . CNN iReporter Andrew Pielage , a hotel manager in suburban Phoenix , took photos of burned homes in Greer . `` As a photographer , I 'm here to document what 's happening , '' Pielage said . `` Just because the flames are out does n't mean the fire is done with . I really feel for the people of Greer and their loss . '' Pielage said he was impressed by the perseverance of firefighters and those who live in the community . `` The photos document both the relentless work the firefighters did to save the homes of Greer as well as , tragically , the ones they could not , '' he said . Greer residents were ordered to evacuate on June 6 , two days before the Wallow fire blew through their town of about 200 inhabitants and scorched at least 22 homes and 24 outbuildings . They were allowed home beginning Monday . A voluntary evacuation order was issued Wednesday for Pender County , North Carolina , residents affected by a fire . More than 18,000 acres have burned in the Holly Shelter Game Land area northeast of Wilmington , officials said . No homes had been damaged . In Texas , a fast-moving fire near Grimes County destroyed at least 26 homes as it burned across more than 4,000 acres . The fire was caused by homeowners grilling near Stoneham , Texas , CNN affiliate KHOU-TV reported . Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell said officials have identified a person of interest who is believed to have built the barbecue pit that started the fire , but authorities do not believe there was any intent of arson . The speed of the fire forced evacuations of whole subdivisions throughout the area . Jerome Seeberger , who owns 40 acres in Grimes County , said there is just one word to describe the scene . `` Apocalypse , '' he told KHOU as he stood in front of a backdrop of charred trees . `` I 've never seen anything like this . Such a beautiful forest two days ago and now look at it . '' The number of wildfires so far this year is below the 10-year average for the United States , according to the U.S. Forest Service . But the number of acres burned is three times that 10-year average , according to the agency . While some state and local authorities have reported stretched resources from the widespread fires , Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell told Congress last week that there 's plenty of capacity to continue fighting fires . The U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior have about 16,000 trained firefighters available nationwide , Tidwell said . The agency also has left-over funds from previous years to pay higher-than-usual firefighting costs . Two Florida Division of Forestry firefighters died Monday while fighting a wildfire in north-central Florida that had been declared contained but suddenly burst out of control , Amanda Bevis , a division spokeswoman , said Tuesday . CNN 's Craig Bell contributed to this report .
More than 10,000 firefighters battle wildfires in 12 states . Acreage loss this year is three times the 10-year average , U.S. agency says . A fast - moving Texas wildfire forced the evacuation of many homes and businesses . Texas 's Wallow fire has burned 527,774 acres .