Mescal Fire
The Mescal Fire was reported on June 1, 2021 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 72,250 acres. It was declared out on July 19, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 72,250 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 1, 2021
- Personnel
- 65
Map
Perimeter mapped June 8, 2021 at 12:30 AM MST, 72,251 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 33.166, -110.664.
The incident
- Size
- 72,250 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 1, 2021 at 11:03 AM MST
- Contained
- June 17, 2021 at 3:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 19, 2021 at 11:40 AM MST
- Declared out
- July 19, 2021 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause
- Location
- 12 MILES NORTH EAST OF HAYDEN, AZ
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 65
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,075,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-AZGID-000387
- IRWIN identifier
- C08F8E60-C76C-4208-83B2-E14ACD0934AD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hayden, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Hayden, AZ13 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Six Shooter Canyon, AZ15 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Peridot, AZ16 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Kearny, AZ16 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Globe, AZ17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- San Carlos, AZ17 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 December 9, 2021 at 3:51 PM MST. Identifier 2021-AZGID-000387.