Tussock Fire
The Tussock Fire was reported on May 8, 2021 in Yavapai County, Arizona and burned 5,546 acres. It was declared out on June 13, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,546 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 8, 2021
- Personnel
- 11
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped May 11, 2021 at 9:30 PM MST, 5,546 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 34.096, -112.423.
The incident
- Size
- 5,546 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 8, 2021 at 2:12 PM MST
- Contained
- May 23, 2021 at 6:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- May 30, 2021 at 8:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- June 13, 2021 at 2:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause
- Location
- 8 miles southwest of Crown King
- County
- Yavapai County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,526,860
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-AZPHD-000455
- IRWIN identifier
- F0DA1B17-57DE-44EC-B59E-AAC9C40B0758
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Black Canyon City, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Black Canyon City, AZ16 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Wickenburg, AZ20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- New River, AZ21 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Anthem, AZ22 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Spring Valley, AZ23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Cordes Lakes, AZ23 miles northeast 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 June 29, 2021 at 12:14 PM MST. Identifier 2021-AZPHD-000455.