Copper Canyon Fire
The Copper Canyon Fire was reported on May 7, 2021 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 2,600 acres. It was declared out on May 26, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,600 acres
- Contained
- 80%
- Discovered
- May 7, 2021
- Personnel
- 53
Map
Perimeter mapped May 11, 2021 at 2:52 PM MST, 2,875 acres (phone/tablet). Point of origin 33.449, -110.748.
The incident
- Size
- 2,600 acres
- Containment
- 80%
- Discovered
- May 7, 2021 at 11:36 AM MST
- Contained
- May 19, 2021 at 9:00 AM MST
- Controlled
- May 26, 2021 at 1:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- May 26, 2021 at 1:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause
- Location
- 4 Miles NE of Globe, AZ
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Globe, AZ
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 53
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-AZA4S-000546
- IRWIN identifier
- D0294287-D669-48E1-892B-8D0E732A7A5A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Globe, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Globe, AZ4 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Central Heights-Midland City, AZ5 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Six Shooter Canyon, AZ6 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Claypool, AZ6 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Miami, AZ8 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- San Carlos, AZ18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2021 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 December 9, 2021 at 3:32 PM MST. Identifier 2021-AZA4S-000546.