Rafael Fire
The Rafael Fire was reported on June 18, 2021 in Yavapai County, Arizona and burned 78,065 acres. It was declared out on September 12, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 78,065 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2021
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped June 29, 2021 at 5:00 PM MST, 78,065 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 34.942, -112.162.
The incident
- Size
- 78,065 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2021 at 7:27 PM MST
- Contained
- July 15, 2021 at 5:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- August 10, 2021 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- September 12, 2021 at 9:20 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- NE of Chino Valley, AZ near Sycamore Canyon
- County
- Yavapai County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Chino Valley
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $11,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-AZPNF-000863
- IRWIN identifier
- 3FD60447-26E2-4A89-8A47-6278CF788357
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Clarkdale, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Clarkdale, AZ13 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Cottonwood, AZ16 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Paulden, AZ18 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Verde Village, AZ18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Cornville, AZ21 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- West Sedona, AZ21 miles east of the fire’s origin
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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 January 6, 2022 at 9:47 AM MST. Identifier 2021-AZPNF-000863.