Thumb Fire
The Thumb Fire was reported on July 16, 2020 in Coconino County, Arizona and burned 8,354 acres. It was declared out on August 1, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,354 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2020
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped July 21, 2020 at 8:00 AM MST, 8,354 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 36.331, -112.573.
The incident
- Size
- 8,354 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2020 at 6:06 AM MST
- Contained
- July 27, 2020 at 6:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 27, 2020 at 6:01 PM MST
- Declared out
- August 1, 2020 at 6:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Great Thumb Mesa
- County
- Coconino County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $598,353
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AZTCA-000551
- IRWIN identifier
- 1F862C79-6FB9-457B-A54B-3F6F1881970E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Grand Canyon Village, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Grand Canyon Village, AZ31 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Grand Canyon, AZ31 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Fredonia, AZ43 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Centennial Park, AZ49 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Kanab, UT50 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Colorado City, AZ51 miles northwest 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 December 10, 2020 at 11:08 AM MST. Identifier 2020-AZTCA-000551.