Black Canyon Fire
The Black Canyon Fire was reported on August 18, 2020 in Mohave County, Arizona and burned 7,897 acres. It was declared out on October 7, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 7,897 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2020
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM MST (remote sensing derived). Point of origin 35.741, -113.805.
The incident
- Size
- 7,897 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2020 at 4:27 PM MST
- Contained
- September 9, 2020 at 1:33 PM MST
- Controlled
- September 22, 2020 at 1:40 PM MST
- Declared out
- October 7, 2020 at 2:54 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 15 MILES NW OF PEACH SPRINGS, AZ
- County
- Mohave County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- PEACH SPRINGS
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $68,400
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AZTCA-000787
- IRWIN identifier
- EE633AB5-EB2B-4F4C-A281-BE688B49CD35
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Valle Vista, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Valle Vista, AZ23 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Meadview, AZ23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Peach Springs, AZ26 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Dolan Springs, AZ28 miles west of the fire’s origin
- New Kingman-Butler, AZ35 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Kingman, AZ41 miles south of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2020 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 November 4, 2020 at 9:32 AM MST. Identifier 2020-AZTCA-000787.