Platypus Fire
The Platypus Fire was reported on July 29, 2018 in Yavapai County, Arizona and burned 4,889 acres. It was declared out on December 18, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,889 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2018
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.948, -111.878.
The incident
- Size
- 4,889 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2018 at 6:26 AM MST
- Contained
- October 19, 2018 at 8:00 AM MST
- Controlled
- November 26, 2018 at 9:30 AM MST
- Declared out
- December 18, 2018 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 6 Miles North of Sedona, AZ
- County
- Yavapai County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $893,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-AZCOF-001336
- IRWIN identifier
- F8AF19A2-3237-45E8-8B77-D49C83EF350D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for West Sedona, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- West Sedona, AZ7 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sedona, AZ9 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZ13 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Big Park, AZ13 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Kachina Village, AZ15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Mountainaire, AZ15 miles northeast 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 October 18, 2019 at 11:46 AM MST. Identifier 2018-AZCOF-001336.