Goldwater Fire
The Goldwater Fire was reported on June 21, 2023 in Maricopa County, Arizona and burned 1,220 acres. It was declared out on August 8, 2023.
- Size
- 1,220 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped July 14, 2023 at 11:51 AM MST, 1,119 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.688, -112.474.
The incident
- Size
- 1,220 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2023 at 11:54 PM MST
- Contained
- June 25, 2023 at 3:45 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 2, 2023 at 7:54 PM MST
- Declared out
- August 8, 2023 at 2:40 PM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Barry Goldwater Range
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $210,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AZPHD-000699
- IRWIN identifier
- C20CC76D-EB68-4BD9-82BA-954C7C494658
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gila Bend, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Gila Bend, AZ23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Ajo, AZ31 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Maricopa, AZ36 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Casa Grande, AZ44 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Casa Blanca, AZ45 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Arizona City, AZ47 miles east 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 August 8, 2023 at 2:41 PM MST. Identifier 2023-AZPHD-000699.