Volunteer Fire
The Volunteer Fire was reported on May 23, 2023 in Coconino County, Arizona and burned 2,675 acres. It was declared out on August 18, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,675 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 23, 2023
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped December 11, 2023 at 1:25 PM MST, 2,675 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.117, -111.955.
The incident
- Size
- 2,675 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 23, 2023 at 3:38 PM MST
- Contained
- July 27, 2023 at 3:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- August 10, 2023 at 2:20 PM MST
- Declared out
- August 18, 2023 at 9:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Approximately 10 miles southwest of Bellemont, AZ
- County
- Coconino County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Flagstaff
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $540,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AZCOF-000281
- IRWIN identifier
- 5CF78A60-6CF6-4EA0-B963-77D9D1A79435
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 27, 2023 (12 acres) to June 5, 2023 (2,675 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,418 acres, mapped June 2, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2023 | 12 | |
| May 28, 2023 | 23 | +11 |
| June 1, 2023 | 168 | +145 |
| June 2, 2023 | 1,586 | +1,418 |
| June 3, 2023 | 1,541 | -45 |
| June 4, 2023 | 1,780 | +239 |
| June 5, 2023 | 2,675 | +895 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Parks, 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 18, 2023 at 9:10 AM MST. Identifier 2023-AZCOF-000281.