Constellation Fire
The Constellation Fire was reported on August 20, 2020 in Yavapai County, Arizona and burned 12,252 acres. It was fully contained on September 11, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 12,252 acres
- Contained
- 93%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2020
- Personnel
- 14
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM MST, 12,252 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.047, -112.543.
The incident
- Size
- 12,252 acres
- Containment
- 93%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2020 at 5:59 AM MST
- Contained
- September 11, 2020 at 6:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- September 18, 2020 at 6:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Nine Miles North East of Wickenburg
- County
- Yavapai County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Wickenburg
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $580,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AZA5S-001807
- IRWIN identifier
- 1883FC85-7FEE-4F2A-B286-A3B4B4521D50
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wickenburg, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Wickenburg, AZ12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Congress, AZ19 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Black Canyon City, AZ23 miles east of the fire’s origin
- New River, AZ25 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Anthem, AZ26 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sun City West, AZ29 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated January 20, 2021 at 11:25 AM MST. Identifier 2020-AZA5S-001807.