Boundary Fire
The Boundary Fire was reported on July 27, 2023 in Apache County, Arizona and burned 929 acres. It was declared out on October 2, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 929 acres
- Contained
- 79%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2023
- Personnel
- 72
Map
Perimeter mapped November 14, 2023 at 10:31 AM MST, 879 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 33.585, -109.480.
The incident
- Size
- 929 acres
- Containment
- 79%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2023 at 2:37 PM MST
- Contained
- August 25, 2023 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- October 2, 2023 at 9:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 30 Miles SW of Alpine AZ
- County
- Apache County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 72
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,250,000
- Part of
- Black River Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AZASF-000610
- IRWIN identifier
- 09EB5336-3956-4C5E-A489-08A10D556DDC
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 5, 2023 (562 acres) to August 9, 2023 (879 acres). The largest one-day growth was 569 acres, mapped August 7, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2023 | 562 | |
| August 6, 2023 | 310 | -252 |
| August 7, 2023 | 879 | +569 |
| August 9, 2023 | 879 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for East Fork, AZ covers the area today.
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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 October 5, 2023 at 8:13 AM MST. Identifier 2023-AZASF-000610.