Diamond Fire
The Diamond Fire was reported on July 22, 2023 in Maricopa County, Arizona and burned 5,060 acres. It was declared out on September 19, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,060 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2023
- Personnel
- 4
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped September 19, 2023 at 4:20 PM MST, 5,060 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.849, -111.508.
The incident
- Size
- 5,060 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2023 at 4:16 PM MST
- Contained
- August 18, 2023 at 5:36 PM MST
- Controlled
- August 22, 2023 at 2:30 PM MST
- Declared out
- September 19, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Diamond Mountain, 1 mile West of Highway 87
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Sunflower
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $9,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AZTNF-001046
- IRWIN identifier
- 0E2A947F-0FB4-4A97-8D5E-888923504CBB
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 23, 2023 (839 acres) to September 19, 2023 (5,060 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,794 acres, mapped July 27, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2023 | 839 | |
| July 24, 2023 | 964 | +125 |
| July 25, 2023 | 1,434 | +470 |
| July 27, 2023 | 4,228 | +2,794 |
| July 28, 2023 | 4,635 | +407 |
| July 29, 2023 | 5,151 | +516 |
| July 30, 2023 | 5,101 | -50 |
| September 19, 2023 | 5,060 | -41 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tonto Basin, 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 September 19, 2023 at 4:13 PM MST. Identifier 2023-AZTNF-001046.