Apex Fire
The Apex Fire was reported on July 14, 2024 in Coconino County, Arizona and burned 2,900 acres. It was declared out on August 5, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,900 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 14, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped January 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM MST, 2,989 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.953, -112.316.
The incident
- Size
- 2,900 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 14, 2024 at 12:08 PM MST
- Contained
- July 24, 2024 at 5:43 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 31, 2024 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- August 5, 2024 at 11:42 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 miles West of Tusayan, AZ
- County
- Coconino County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Tusayan
- Protecting agency
- DFFM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AZA1S-241190
- IRWIN identifier
- CC0DDE44-36AA-4EFB-8AF7-67134AEB7E52
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 15, 2024 (2,185 acres) to July 17, 2024 (2,185 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2024 | 2,185 | |
| July 17, 2024 | 2,185 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tusayan, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Tusayan, AZ11 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Grand Canyon Village, AZ11 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Grand Canyon, AZ12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Williams, AZ49 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Parks, AZ52 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Tuba City, AZ61 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 January 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM MST. Identifier 2024-AZA1S-241190.