Ocotillo Fire
The Ocotillo Fire was reported on July 10, 2021 in Maricopa County, Arizona and burned 1,115 acres. It was declared out on July 26, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,115 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 10, 2021
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped July 15, 2021 at 12:00 PM MST, 1,115 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 33.889, -111.540.
The incident
- Size
- 1,115 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 10, 2021 at 8:21 PM MST
- Contained
- July 26, 2021 at 4:30 PM MST
- Declared out
- July 26, 2021 at 4:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Approx 15 miles of Tonto Basin, AZ
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-AZTNF-001921
- IRWIN identifier
- 6C637E6B-6609-45D0-BED7-C75756A63B05
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, AZ14 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Tonto Basin, AZ15 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Fountain Hills, AZ22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Carefree, AZ22 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Cave Creek, AZ24 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Payson, 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 August 5, 2021 at 1:43 PM MST. Identifier 2021-AZTNF-001921.