Cecil Fire
The Cecil Fire was reported on September 18, 2023 in Coconino County, Arizona and burned 2,180 acres. It was declared out on December 17, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,180 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 18, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped December 19, 2023 at 8:02 AM MST, 2,182 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.066, -111.765.
The incident
- Size
- 2,180 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 18, 2023 at 4:10 PM MST
- Contained
- October 10, 2023 at 3:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- December 11, 2023 at 1:48 PM MST
- Declared out
- December 17, 2023 at 9:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- East of Fry Park, SW of Flagstaff, AZ
- County
- Coconino County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Flagstaff
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $910,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AZCOF-001069
- IRWIN identifier
- F1B0D623-95B7-42EA-B5B7-FC7AC86E7CD7
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 24, 2023 (854,383 acres) to December 19, 2023 (2,182 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,553 acres, mapped December 19, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 24, 2023 | 854,383 | |
| September 25, 2023 | 41 | -854,342 |
| September 26, 2023 | 630 | +589 |
| December 19, 2023 | 2,182 | +1,552 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kachina Village, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Kachina Village, AZ5 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Mountainaire, AZ6 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Flagstaff, AZ11 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Sedona, AZ14 miles south of the fire’s origin
- West Sedona, AZ14 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Parks, AZ17 miles northwest 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 December 19, 2023 at 7:59 AM MST. Identifier 2023-AZCOF-001069.