Gila Fire
The Gila Fire was reported on April 2, 2021 in Yuma County, Arizona and burned 2,130 acres. It was declared out on April 28, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,130 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 2, 2021
- Personnel
- 1
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped June 2, 2021 at 11:43 AM MST (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.914, -113.437.
The incident
- Size
- 2,130 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 2, 2021 at 7:08 AM MST
- Contained
- April 11, 2021 at 10:50 AM MST
- Controlled
- April 16, 2021 at 11:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- April 28, 2021 at 7:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 60 miles east of Yuma, north of Dateland, AZ.
- County
- Yuma County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $275,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-AZCRD-000220
- IRWIN identifier
- 9B161890-5954-4C52-A5BD-796FA815D948
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tacna, 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 June 2, 2021 at 3:59 PM MST. Identifier 2021-AZCRD-000220.