River Fire
The River Fire was reported on September 3, 2019 in Maricopa County, Arizona and burned 7,944 acres. It was declared out on September 30, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,944 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 3, 2019
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.953, -112.012.
The incident
- Size
- 7,944 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 3, 2019 at 7:04 PM MST
- Contained
- September 12, 2019 at 4:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- September 20, 2019 at 4:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- September 30, 2019 at 9:46 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- New River Mesa
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-AZTNF-001535
- IRWIN identifier
- 094DE97E-055E-4489-81EA-9FE7AB80F221
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for New River, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- New River, AZ8 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Cave Creek, AZ9 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Anthem, AZ10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Carefree, AZ11 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Black Canyon City, AZ11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Deer Valley, AZ20 miles south of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2019 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 September 30, 2019 at 11:34 AM MST. Identifier 2019-AZTNF-001535.