Superstition Fire
The Superstition Fire was reported on August 20, 2020 in Pinal County, Arizona and burned 9,539 acres. It was declared out on October 5, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 9,539 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2020
- Personnel
- 25
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM MST, 9,593 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.405, -111.385.
The incident
- Size
- 9,539 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2020 at 1:37 AM MST
- Contained
- September 10, 2020 at 12:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- October 1, 2020 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- October 5, 2020 at 10:29 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 3 miles East of Gold Canyon AZ
- County
- Pinal County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Apache Junction
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 25
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,528,442
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AZTNF-002551
- IRWIN identifier
- 351308B4-4E96-4B9F-92F6-B83CAD7F70E6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gold Canyon, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Gold Canyon, AZ4 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Gold Camp, AZ9 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Apache Junction, AZ10 miles west of the fire’s origin
- San Tan Valley, AZ17 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Queen Creek, AZ18 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Superior, AZ18 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 5, 2020 at 10:45 AM MST. Identifier 2020-AZTNF-002551.