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Weather making it difficult to measure progress but officials say Dragon Bravo Fire is not growing

Machinery clears out the forest hit by the Dragon Bravo Fire on Aug. 28, 2025.
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Machinery clears out the forest hit by the Dragon Bravo Fire on Aug. 28, 2025.

Inclement weather in northern Arizona has made it difficult to measure firefighters’ progress against the Dragon Bravo Fire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

But spokesperson Leslie Kobinsky — with the fire management team — says one of the largest fires in Arizona history is not expected to grow any bigger at this point.

“A lot of the fire perimeter is in areas we can’t get to on foot. And so we haven’t been able to check via flights. The last few days with weather we’ve had clouds in the sky and not been able to fly infrared flights," Kobinsky said.

Kobinsky says that while the weather has presented challenges, it’s also brought needed moisture to the area which has helped minimize fire activity.

Jill Ryan joined KJZZ in 2020 as a morning reporter, and she is currently a field correspondent and Morning Edition producer.