Cody Fire starts in Pinal County
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Chloe Jeffrey and her fiancé were running their sandwich shop, ‘Simply Sandwiches’, in Oracle like normal on Wednesday afternoon, when their lives changed forever. They had been concerned about the Cedar Fire and had loaded up a trailer with some of their belongings in case they needed to evacuate, but by Wednesday, their worries were gone.
A family in Oracle described leaving their home for the last time as the flames from the Cody Fire closed around them.
Residents in parts of Pinal County's town of Oracle are told to evacuate immediately due to the Cody Fire, which has burned 1,218 acres with 5% containment. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Some homes in the community of Oracle, north of Tucson, have been destroyed by the Cody Fire, which started Wednesday afternoon in the Coronado Forest.
The Cody Fire, ignited on May 21, 2025, near Oracle, AZ, has prompted evacuations and is currently 5% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service -
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The Southwest Area Incident Management Team 4 has now taken the lead on the Cody Fire as of Friday morning. They add around 70 more personnel, bringing the number to 400 assigned to fight the flames.
A couple from Oracle is facing unimaginable challenges after losing their home to the Cody Fire. Jeffrey Ahlbrecht and his fiancée Chloe Jeffrey experienced what they described as "the worst