Black Fire
The Black Fire was reported on July 11, 2024 in Maricopa County, Arizona and burned 11,162 acres. It was declared out on September 15, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 11,162 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2024
- Personnel
- 1
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 9, 2024 at 12:36 PM MST, 11,154 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.606, -111.138.
The incident
- Size
- 11,162 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2024 at 9:23 PM MST
- Contained
- September 4, 2024 at 10:25 AM MST
- Controlled
- September 13, 2024 at 9:30 AM MST
- Declared out
- September 15, 2024 at 3:45 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- South of Lake Roosevelt on the edge to the Superstition Wilderness
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Roosevelt
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,910,230
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AZTNF-001130
- IRWIN identifier
- 70BF0E45-D52D-43AB-B48C-212DDBB3B284
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 13, 2024 (2,445 acres) to December 9, 2024 (11,154 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,537 acres, mapped July 14, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2024 | 2,445 | |
| July 14, 2024 | 5,982 | +3,537 |
| July 15, 2024 | 8,895 | +2,913 |
| July 16, 2024 | 11,102 | +2,207 |
| July 17, 2024 | 11,149 | +47 |
| July 18, 2024 | 11,161 | +12 |
| July 19, 2024 | 11,161 | 0 |
| July 20, 2024 | 11,161 | 0 |
| December 9, 2024 | 11,154 | -7 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tonto Basin, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Tonto Basin, AZ18 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Miami, AZ21 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Superior, AZ22 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Claypool, AZ22 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Central Heights-Midland City, AZ23 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Gold Camp, AZ24 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 December 9, 2024 at 12:36 PM MST. Identifier 2024-AZTNF-001130.