Blue River Fire
The Blue River Fire was reported on June 5, 2020 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 30,408 acres. It was declared out on June 30, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 30,408 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 5, 2020
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped June 16, 2020 at 5:00 AM MST, 30,398 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 33.435, -110.358.
The incident
- Size
- 30,408 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 5, 2020 at 5:28 PM MST
- Contained
- June 25, 2020 at 1:54 PM MST
- Controlled
- June 30, 2020 at 11:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- June 30, 2020 at 11:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 10 miles NE of San Carlos, AZ
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- 10 miles NE of San Carlos, AZ
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AZSCA-001403
- IRWIN identifier
- 4B067360-EEDF-44CB-B5CC-CC7F90EA4208
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, AZ8 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Peridot, AZ10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Six Shooter Canyon, AZ24 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Globe, AZ25 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Bylas, AZ25 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Central Heights-Midland City, AZ26 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 26, 2020 at 7:32 AM MST. Identifier 2020-AZSCA-001403.