Flying Bucket Fire
The Flying Bucket Fire was reported on May 6, 2024 in Maricopa County, Arizona and burned 2,795 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,795 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 6, 2024
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped August 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM MST, 2,795 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.972, -112.283.
The incident
- Size
- 2,795 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 6, 2024 at 2:35 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 miles South of Mobile, Arizona
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Mobile, Arizona
- Protecting agency
- DFFM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AZA4S-240423
- IRWIN identifier
- 0061A28A-2380-4FFE-B240-06C37546D18C
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 14, 2024 (2,795 acres) to July 11, 2024 (2,026 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2024 | 2,795 | |
| July 11, 2024 | 2,026 | -769 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ak-Chin Village, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Ak-Chin Village, AZ12 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Maricopa, AZ15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Casa Blanca, AZ25 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Gila Bend, AZ25 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Laveen, AZ28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Sun Lakes, AZ29 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2024 All current fires
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 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM MST. Identifier 2024-AZA4S-240423.