Viewpoint Fire
The Viewpoint Fire was reported on May 11, 2018 in Yavapai County, Arizona and burned 5,600 acres. It was declared out on May 23, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,600 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 11, 2018
- Personnel
- 45
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 34.688, -112.366.
The incident
- Size
- 5,600 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 11, 2018 at 10:25 AM MST
- Contained
- May 13, 2018 at 4:15 PM MST
- Controlled
- May 16, 2018 at 8:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- May 23, 2018 at 8:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 MILES NORTH OF PRESCOTT ARIZONA
- County
- Yavapai County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- PRESCOTT VALLEY
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 45
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $528,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-AZA5S-000573
- IRWIN identifier
- 8199318C-E425-4D78-A5B7-812145095618
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Prescott Valley, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Prescott Valley, AZ6 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Chino Valley, AZ7 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Williamson, AZ10 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Prescott, AZ12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Dewey-Humboldt, AZ13 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Paulden, AZ15 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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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 May 24, 2018 at 5:10 PM MST. Identifier 2018-AZA5S-000573.