West Main Fire
The West Main Fire was reported on June 29, 2023 in Yuma County, Arizona and burned 1,027 acres. It was declared out on July 26, 2023.
- Size
- 1,027 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2023
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeter mapped August 18, 2023 at 8:17 AM MST, 1,028 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.813, -114.511.
The incident
- Size
- 1,027 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2023 at 11:02 AM MST
- Contained
- July 8, 2023 at 12:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 24, 2023 at 6:30 PM MST
- Declared out
- July 26, 2023 at 10:28 AM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Yuma, AZ near Mittry Lake
- County
- Yuma County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Yuma, AZ
- Protecting agency
- DFFM
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $411,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AZA4S-230946
- IRWIN identifier
- 004FB9F7-D1B2-4296-BACA-6C6300FF1ABC
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 30, 2023 (582 acres) to August 18, 2023 (1,028 acres). The largest one-day growth was 511 acres, mapped July 1, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2023 | 582 | |
| July 1, 2023 | 1,093 | +511 |
| August 18, 2023 | 1,028 | -65 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for El Prado Estates, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- El Prado Estates, AZ7 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Yuma, AZ9 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Avenue B and C, AZ11 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Donovan Estates, AZ12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Fortuna Foothills, AZ12 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Somerton, AZ19 miles southwest 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 July 26, 2023 at 11:53 AM MST. Identifier 2023-AZA4S-230946.