Silver Fire
The Silver Fire was reported on November 3, 2023 in Pinal County, Arizona and burned 972 acres. It was declared out on November 28, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 972 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 3, 2023
- Personnel
- 7
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped December 19, 2023 at 12:26 PM MST, 977 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.297, -111.150.
The incident
- Size
- 972 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 3, 2023 at 2:25 PM MST
- Contained
- November 15, 2023 at 8:00 AM MST
- Controlled
- November 24, 2023 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 28, 2023 at 3:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 miles West of Superior AZ
- County
- Pinal County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Superior, AZ
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $75,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AZTNF-001665
- IRWIN identifier
- 11C06197-004F-469E-9F12-16FCFD515FE4
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from November 7, 2023 (536 acres) to December 19, 2023 (977 acres). The largest one-day growth was 441 acres, mapped December 19, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 7, 2023 | 536 | |
| November 8, 2023 | 536 | 0 |
| December 19, 2023 | 977 | +441 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Superior, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Superior, AZ3 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Gold Camp, AZ9 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Gold Canyon, AZ17 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Miami, AZ18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Claypool, AZ19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Central Heights-Midland City, AZ21 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 November 28, 2023 at 4:55 PM MST. Identifier 2023-AZTNF-001665.