McDonald Tank Fire
The McDonald Tank Fire was reported on May 23, 2021 in Apache County, Arizona and burned 3,550 acres. It was declared out on July 10, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,550 acres
- Contained
- 66%
- Discovered
- May 23, 2021
- Personnel
- 20
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 8:13 AM MST, 3,549 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.623, -109.571.
The incident
- Size
- 3,550 acres
- Containment
- 66%
- Discovered
- May 23, 2021 at 11:50 AM MST
- Contained
- June 22, 2021 at 6:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 10, 2021 at 12:05 PM MST
- Declared out
- July 10, 2021 at 12:06 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 25 Miles SE of Whiteriver AZ
- County
- Apache County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Whiteriver
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 20
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-AZFTA-000336
- IRWIN identifier
- 216BDD92-AE67-4F13-BC5C-3A0B43E6997C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for East Fork, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- East Fork, AZ24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Whiteriver, AZ27 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Canyon Day, AZ28 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- North Fork, AZ35 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Eagar, AZ37 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Springerville, AZ39 miles northeast 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 August 10, 2021 at 11:35 AM MST. Identifier 2021-AZFTA-000336.