Bull Fire
The Bull Fire was reported on July 7, 2017 in Maricopa County, Arizona and burned 5,699 acres. It was declared out on August 10, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,699 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.025, -111.973.
The incident
- Size
- 5,699 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2017 at 4:33 PM MST
- Contained
- July 21, 2017 at 3:29 PM MST
- Declared out
- August 10, 2017 at 4:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 miles north of Carefree, AZ
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $75,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AZTNF-001052
- IRWIN identifier
- 5F1089F9-03F0-48BA-84BF-720588B39B18
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Black Canyon City, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Black Canyon City, AZ11 miles west of the fire’s origin
- New River, AZ12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Cave Creek, AZ13 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Carefree, AZ14 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Anthem, AZ15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Cordes Lakes, AZ21 miles north of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 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 August 11, 2017 at 8:41 AM MST. Identifier 2017-AZTNF-001052.