Altar Fire
The Altar Fire was reported on February 8, 2018 in Pima County, Arizona and burned 3,344 acres. It was declared out on February 15, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,344 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 8, 2018
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 31.706, -111.600.
The incident
- Size
- 3,344 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 8, 2018 at 2:26 PM MST
- Contained
- February 15, 2018 at 7:51 AM MST
- Declared out
- February 15, 2018 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 15 NW MILES OF SASABE, AZ
- County
- Pima County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $95,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-AZA3S-000113
- IRWIN identifier
- 7C64F53F-8B14-42FC-B381-D8D92D153AA8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Arivaca, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Arivaca, AZ18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sells, AZ22 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Three Points, AZ31 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Arivaca Junction, AZ32 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Tubac, AZ33 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Green Valley, AZ37 miles east of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 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 May 25, 2018 at 9:36 AM MST. Identifier 2018-AZA3S-000113.