Blue River 2 Fire
The Blue River 2 Fire was reported on July 13, 2020 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 28,051 acres. It was declared out on August 12, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 28,051 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped May 4, 2021 at 3:51 PM MST, 28,044 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 33.479, -110.298.
The incident
- Size
- 28,051 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2020 at 9:33 AM MST
- Contained
- August 12, 2020 at 8:04 AM MST
- Declared out
- August 12, 2020 at 8:04 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 15 miles NE of San Carlos
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- San Carlos
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AZSCA-002036
- IRWIN identifier
- 4290EFA4-26BD-4687-B563-73303038B2C1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for San Carlos, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- San Carlos, AZ13 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Peridot, AZ15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bylas, AZ26 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Canyon Day, AZ26 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Six Shooter Canyon, AZ29 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Globe, AZ29 miles west 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 August 27, 2020 at 8:53 AM MST. Identifier 2020-AZSCA-002036.