VIDEO: The drought may have shown signs of improvement, but Arizona's wildfire potential continues to grow across some parts of the state.
Last year it was the Tinder Fire, sparked under extreme drought conditions. The year before that it was the Goodwin Fire started during just a moderate drought. According to Meteorologist Jaret Rogers, with the National Weather Service in Phoenix, wildfires can and will happen no matter what the drought status.
"The improvement in the drought conditions doesn't necessarily mean that we're going to see improvements in fire weather potential," said Rogers.
We've certainly come a long way from a year ago when the entire state was under drought conditions. Today, more than eighty percent of Arizona is considered drought-free--but that can be a catch-22.