Three Lakes Fire
The Three Lakes Fire was reported on June 16, 2023 in Coconino County, Arizona and burned 6,914 acres. It was declared out on September 11, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,914 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 16, 2023
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped January 16, 2024 at 1:54 PM MST, 6,914 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 36.639, -112.211.
The incident
- Size
- 6,914 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 16, 2023 at 4:06 PM MST
- Contained
- July 20, 2023 at 5:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- August 14, 2023 at 12:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- September 11, 2023 at 1:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- South Jacob Lake, AZ 6 miles Hwy 89A and 67 JCT
- County
- Coconino County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Fredonia
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AZKNF-000391
- IRWIN identifier
- 13E1FDB9-2A55-409C-8AB4-24ADE462312B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 26, 2023 (676 acres) to January 16, 2024 (6,914 acres). The largest one-day growth was 150,482,762 acres, mapped July 1, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2023 | 676 | |
| June 28, 2023 | 1,477 | +801 |
| June 29, 2023 | 2,481 | +1,004 |
| June 30, 2023 | 2,901 | +420 |
| July 1, 2023 | 150,485,663 | +150,482,762 |
| July 2, 2023 | 3,705 | -150,481,958 |
| July 3, 2023 | 4,438 | +733 |
| July 4, 2023 | 4,544 | +106 |
| July 5, 2023 | 5,146 | +602 |
| July 6, 2023 | 5,178 | +32 |
| July 7, 2023 | 5,428 | +250 |
| July 8, 2023 | 5,661 | +233 |
| July 9, 2023 | 6,637 | +976 |
| July 10, 2023 | 6,941 | +304 |
| January 16, 2024 | 6,914 | -27 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fredonia, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Fredonia, AZ28 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Kanab, UT33 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Grand Canyon, AZ41 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Grand Canyon Village, AZ41 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Page, AZ46 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Centennial Park, AZ48 miles northwest 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 September 11, 2023 at 1:32 PM MST. Identifier 2023-AZKNF-000391.