Midnight Tank Fire
The Midnight Tank Fire was reported on July 27, 2023 in Graham County, Arizona and burned 1,600 acres. It was declared out on August 15, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,600 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2023
- Personnel
- 8
Map
Perimeter mapped July 27, 2023 at 5:03 PM MST, 0 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 33.114, -109.566.
The incident
- Size
- 1,600 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 27, 2023 at 12:03 PM MST
- Contained
- July 29, 2023 at 2:35 PM MST
- Controlled
- August 15, 2023 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- August 15, 2023 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 18 miles NW of Safford AZ
- County
- Graham County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Safford
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AZSCA-001127
- IRWIN identifier
- CE7FF30E-032C-4C16-AD75-A1F4ABE3C660
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Morenci, 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 August 15, 2023 at 1:23 PM MST. Identifier 2023-AZSCA-001127.