Gin Fire
The Gin Fire was reported on August 16, 2020 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 4,849 acres. It was declared out on September 30, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,849 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2020
- Personnel
- 51
Map
Perimeter mapped October 27, 2020 at 5:04 AM MST, 591 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.525, -110.731.
The incident
- Size
- 4,849 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2020 at 4:01 PM MST
- Contained
- September 15, 2020 at 12:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- September 30, 2020 at 6:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- September 30, 2020 at 6:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 8 miles NNE from Globe AZ
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 51
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AZTNF-002481
- IRWIN identifier
- CFF98A31-BDB6-429A-A777-9A12368C7A1C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Globe, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Globe, AZ10 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Central Heights-Midland City, AZ10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Claypool, AZ10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Six Shooter Canyon, AZ11 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Miami, AZ12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- San Carlos, AZ20 miles southeast 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 October 28, 2020 at 2:55 PM MST. Identifier 2020-AZTNF-002481.