Bullet Fire
The Bullet Fire was reported on June 4, 2023 in Maricopa County, Arizona and burned 3,240 acres. It was declared out on June 19, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,240 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2023
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeter mapped June 23, 2023 at 2:41 PM MST, 3,240 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.644, -111.555.
The incident
- Size
- 3,240 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2023 at 2:15 PM MST
- Contained
- June 7, 2023 at 12:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- June 19, 2023 at 3:15 PM MST
- Declared out
- June 19, 2023 at 3:15 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- West of Hwy 87 Mile Marker 203
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,094,188
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AZTNF-000567
- IRWIN identifier
- FAE131A2-EE79-4794-823E-5EC5159F715B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 4, 2023 (1,300 acres) to June 23, 2023 (3,240 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,878 acres, mapped June 5, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2023 | 1,300 | |
| June 5, 2023 | 4,178 | +2,878 |
| June 6, 2023 | 3,355 | -823 |
| June 23, 2023 | 3,240 | -115 |
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, AZ9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fountain Hills, AZ10 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Apache Junction, AZ16 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Tonto Basin, AZ20 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Gold Canyon, AZ20 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Mesa, AZ22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2023 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 February 12, 2024 at 1:07 PM MST. Identifier 2023-AZTNF-000567.