Ridge Fire
The Ridge Fire was reported on June 4, 2023 in Coconino County, Arizona and burned 10,210 acres. It was declared out on August 22, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 10,210 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2023
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeter mapped May 23, 2026 at 3:48 PM MST, 10,210 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.910, -111.993.
The incident
- Size
- 10,210 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2023 at 6:08 PM MST
- Contained
- July 28, 2023 at 6:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- August 3, 2023 at 4:30 PM MST
- Declared out
- August 22, 2023 at 9:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 8 miles southeast of Tusayan, Arizona
- County
- Coconino County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AZKNF-000337
- IRWIN identifier
- 10E07D2A-F330-41DD-A477-DD086545B002
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 12, 2023 (113 acres) to May 23, 2026 (10,210 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,567 acres, mapped July 16, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2023 | 113 | |
| June 14, 2023 | 490 | +377 |
| June 15, 2023 | 612 | +122 |
| June 16, 2023 | 717 | +105 |
| June 17, 2023 | 851 | +134 |
| June 18, 2023 | 891 | +40 |
| June 19, 2023 | 893 | +2 |
| June 20, 2023 | 1,246 | +353 |
| June 21, 2023 | 1,801 | +555 |
| June 22, 2023 | 1,933 | +132 |
| June 23, 2023 | 1,963 | +30 |
| June 24, 2023 | 2,076 | +113 |
| June 25, 2023 | 2,271 | +195 |
| June 26, 2023 | 2,473 | +202 |
| June 28, 2023 | 2,912 | +439 |
| June 29, 2023 | 3,131 | +219 |
| June 30, 2023 | 3,286 | +155 |
| July 1, 2023 | 3,636 | +350 |
| July 2, 2023 | 4,055 | +419 |
| July 3, 2023 | 4,292 | +237 |
| July 6, 2023 | 4,408 | +116 |
| July 8, 2023 | 4,945 | +537 |
| July 9, 2023 | 5,292 | +347 |
| July 10, 2023 | 5,708 | +416 |
| July 12, 2023 | 6,060 | +352 |
| July 13, 2023 | 6,840 | +780 |
| July 14, 2023 | 6,923 | +83 |
| July 16, 2023 | 8,490 | +1,567 |
| July 18, 2023 | 9,809 | +1,319 |
| May 23, 2026 | 10,210 | +401 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tusayan, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Tusayan, AZ9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Grand Canyon, AZ13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Grand Canyon Village, AZ13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Tuba City, AZ45 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Parks, AZ45 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Williams, AZ47 miles south 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 October 30, 2023 at 12:48 PM MST. Identifier 2023-AZKNF-000337.