Central Fire
The Central Fire was reported on June 20, 2020 in Maricopa County, Arizona and burned 4,499 acres. It was declared out on July 10, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,499 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2020
- Personnel
- 54
Map
Perimeter mapped June 22, 2020 at 9:00 AM MST, 4,499 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.931, -112.068.
The incident
- Size
- 4,499 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2020 at 11:01 AM MST
- Contained
- June 28, 2020 at 6:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 7, 2020 at 1:03 PM MST
- Declared out
- July 10, 2020 at 1:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human, Firearms/Weapons
- Location
- East of New River, AZ
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 54
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,960,522
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AZTNF-001669
- IRWIN identifier
- 88775CAB-39CA-481D-B31D-23D4A5465926
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, AZ4 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Anthem, AZ6 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Cave Creek, AZ10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Black Canyon City, AZ11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Carefree, AZ11 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Deer Valley, AZ17 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 August 30, 2020 at 10:16 AM MST. Identifier 2020-AZTNF-001669.