Point Fire
The Point Fire was reported on September 10, 2024 in Maricopa County, Arizona and burned 5,154 acres. It was declared out on September 29, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,154 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 10, 2024
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeter mapped October 3, 2024 at 12:42 PM MST, 5,664 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.964, -112.042.
The incident
- Size
- 5,154 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM MST
- Contained
- September 26, 2024 at 1:30 PM MST
- Controlled
- September 29, 2024 at 3:49 PM MST
- Declared out
- September 29, 2024 at 3:50 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Cave Creek 41 Rd/New River Wash
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $137,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AZTNF-001688
- IRWIN identifier
- 05A3EE3C-B035-4ACF-9071-EC1FD75641F7
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 11, 2024 (2,491 acres) to October 3, 2024 (5,664 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,683 acres, mapped September 12, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 11, 2024 | 2,491 | |
| September 12, 2024 | 5,174 | +2,683 |
| October 3, 2024 | 5,664 | +490 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for New River, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- New River, AZ6 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Anthem, AZ9 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Black Canyon City, AZ10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Cave Creek, AZ10 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Carefree, AZ12 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Deer Valley, AZ20 miles south 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 December 19, 2024 at 9:30 PM MST. Identifier 2024-AZTNF-001688.