Hilltop Fire
The Hilltop Fire was reported on June 25, 2017 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 33,826 acres. It was declared out on August 18, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 33,826 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 25, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.634, -110.375.
The incident
- Size
- 33,826 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 25, 2017 at 12:09 PM MST
- Contained
- July 15, 2017 at 4:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 19, 2017 at 3:17 PM MST
- Declared out
- August 18, 2017 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- NW of San Carlos near Hilltop Lookout
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- San Carlos
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $9,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AZSCA-000928
- IRWIN identifier
- 0F7EDD7B-5D6A-47DE-AB7E-AE9642A23C20
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for San Carlos, AZ covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated October 20, 2017 at 7:49 AM MST. Identifier 2017-AZSCA-000928.