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there were some large ones, primarily the Dude Fire of 1990? that scorched much of the area below the Rim, starting at Dude Creek and going east about 30,000 acres and killed a few firefighters. Grey's cabin was lost just after it was bought by the uncle of a high-school friend, the Goettls.
Then, AZ's largest ever wildfire, the Rodeo-Chediski (human caused) fire wiped out 470,000 acres in '02. Nothing on top of the Rim was touched, except a few places. Fortunatley, that is...
So there were no significant burns on top of the Rim? That is wonderful news, I got the impression from the news that the large burn you mention ( or another one of that size) was in the White Mountains on top of the Rim. Started by a part time fire fighter ( Apache indian?) who wanted more work. But if the details are wrong, I am happy to hear it.