Previous fires and roads limit wildfire growth in Arizona and New Mexico, U.S.A

•2.4% of all fire perimeters aligned with previous wildfire perimeters.•8.7% of fire perimeters that intersected previous wildfires aligned with them.•25.7% of fire perimeters aligned with roads.•More than 60% of alignments occurred within 5 years of the previous fire. Fire shapes landscapes long af...

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