Meddler Fire
The Meddler Fire was reported on August 24, 2020 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 4,452 acres. It was declared out on September 29, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,452 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2020
- Personnel
- 24
Map
Perimeter mapped August 26, 2020 at 1:00 PM MST, 4,452 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.662, -110.898.
The incident
- Size
- 4,452 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 24, 2020 at 7:18 AM MST
- Contained
- August 30, 2020 at 7:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- September 15, 2020 at 1:30 PM MST
- Declared out
- September 29, 2020 at 12:49 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 7 miles northeast of Rockhouse, Lake Roosevelt
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 24
- Incident management
- Type 1 Team
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $72,736
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AZTNF-002600
- IRWIN identifier
- DE146034-7E82-4205-B0F6-AAF37C1B5714
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Claypool, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Claypool, AZ18 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Miami, AZ18 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Central Heights-Midland City, AZ18 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Globe, AZ20 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Six Shooter Canyon, AZ22 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Tonto Basin, AZ26 miles northwest 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 September 30, 2020 at 9:23 AM MST. Identifier 2020-AZTNF-002600.