Sunset Fire
The Sunset Fire was reported on May 31, 2020 in Yavapai County, Arizona and burned 3,964 acres. It was declared out on June 30, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,964 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 31, 2020
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped May 31, 2020 at 12:43 PM MST, 3,962 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 34.150, -112.139.
The incident
- Size
- 3,964 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 31, 2020 at 11:04 AM MST
- Contained
- June 6, 2020 at 5:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- June 8, 2020 at 5:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- June 30, 2020 at 5:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause
- Location
- 5 miles to the north of Black Canyon City
- County
- Yavapai County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $640,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AZPHD-000756
- IRWIN identifier
- D8D894D8-7059-4860-A978-4DC62D5622B6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Black Canyon City, AZ covers the area today.
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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 August 10, 2020 at 12:45 PM MST. Identifier 2020-AZPHD-000756.