Refuge Fire
The Refuge Fire was reported on May 25, 2024 in Yuma County, Arizona and burned 1,041 acres. It was declared out on July 10, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,041 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 25, 2024
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped July 10, 2024 at 1:41 PM MST, 1,042 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.998, -114.487.
The incident
- Size
- 1,041 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 25, 2024 at 2:08 PM MST
- Contained
- June 5, 2024 at 4:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- June 28, 2024 at 2:30 PM MST
- Declared out
- July 10, 2024 at 1:35 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 40 Miles NW of Yuma, AZ
- County
- Yuma County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- FWS
- Jurisdiction
- FWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AZIMR-000407
- IRWIN identifier
- D9DFC250-9338-4241-92B5-FAD9BFE35C4E
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 25, 2024 (20 acres) to July 10, 2024 (1,042 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,206 acres, mapped May 26, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2024 | 20 | |
| May 26, 2024 | 1,226 | +1,206 |
| May 27, 2024 | 1,042 | -184 |
| July 10, 2024 | 1,042 | 0 |
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, AZ20 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Yuma, AZ20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Avenue B and C, AZ22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Donovan Estates, AZ23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Fortuna Foothills, AZ24 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Wellton, AZ30 miles southeast 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 10, 2024 at 1:41 PM MST. Identifier 2024-AZIMR-000407.