Ord Fire
The Ord Fire was reported on September 14, 2016 in Maricopa County, Arizona and burned 1,335 acres. It was declared out on October 24, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,335 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 14, 2016
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.905, -111.417.
The incident
- Size
- 1,335 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 14, 2016 at 2:56 PM MST
- Contained
- September 26, 2016 at 4:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- October 4, 2016 at 12:15 PM MST
- Declared out
- October 24, 2016 at 1:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Mesa
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $65,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-AZTNF-001373
- IRWIN identifier
- A70A4C9F-595A-4244-8C25-E2BA13F76A5A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tonto Basin, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Tonto Basin, AZ9 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Rio Verde, AZ19 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Payson, AZ23 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Sun Valley, AZ26 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Star Valley, AZ26 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Fountain Hills, AZ27 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated January 18, 2020 at 1:38 PM MST. Identifier 2016-AZTNF-001373.