Midway Fire
The Midway Fire was reported on June 30, 2021 in Yavapai County, Arizona and burned 1,762 acres. It was declared out on July 19, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,762 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 30, 2021
Map
Perimeter mapped July 3, 2021 at 3:00 AM MST, 1,762 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 34.012, -111.629.
The incident
- Size
- 1,762 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 30, 2021 at 1:13 PM MST
- Contained
- July 8, 2021 at 10:57 AM MST
- Controlled
- July 12, 2021 at 11:42 AM MST
- Declared out
- July 19, 2021 at 10:43 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 35 Miles NE of Scottsdale AZ, 15 miles NE of Cave Creek AZ
- County
- Yavapai County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Cave Creek
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-AZTNF-001730
- IRWIN identifier
- 72163F63-AF06-42C6-980D-429412EE60A8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rio Verde, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Rio Verde, AZ20 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Carefree, AZ21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Cave Creek, AZ22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Tonto Basin, AZ23 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Payson, AZ23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Sun Valley, AZ27 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 July 19, 2021 at 12:48 PM MST. Identifier 2021-AZTNF-001730.