As temperatures rise in Phoenix, so do the amount of structure fires.
The Phoenix Fire Department reported a busy week with multiple house fires dating back to Sunday.
Heat has proven itself to be a fire starter in the Valley, which can already been seen in its destruction in this year’s brush fire season.
However, the surge of house fires Phoenix firefighters have seen this week have no other reoccurring signs.
Phoenix Fire Capt. Rob McDade described the fires this week to be a mixed bag, including things like arson, faulty wiring and abandoned buildings. The warmer temperatures just added more fuel to those dangerous situations.
“Our fire crews have just been really busy around the clock, some fire stations getting multiple fires in one shift,” McDade said. “There’s really no rhyme or reason to it, but our folks have been very busy putting out fires.”