Sand Stone Fire
The Sand Stone Fire was reported on July 25, 2024 in Maricopa County, Arizona and burned 27,390 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 27,390 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2024
- Personnel
- 19
Map
Perimeter mapped October 3, 2024 at 12:37 PM MST, 27,390 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 33.759, -111.595.
The incident
- Size
- 27,390 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2024 at 6:04 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 14 miles NE of Fountain Hills, AZ
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Rio Verde
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 19
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $9,292,069
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AZTNF-001300
- IRWIN identifier
- 39859186-BFC4-4095-9979-3B82C46DBEEF
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 26, 2024 (864 acres) to July 31, 2024 (27,390 acres). The largest one-day growth was 10,420 acres, mapped July 29, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2024 | 864 | |
| July 27, 2024 | 3,224 | +2,360 |
| July 28, 2024 | 12,985 | +9,761 |
| July 29, 2024 | 23,405 | +10,420 |
| July 30, 2024 | 24,133 | +728 |
| July 31, 2024 | 27,390 | +3,257 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rio Verde, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Rio Verde, AZ5 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Fountain Hills, AZ12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Tonto Basin, AZ18 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Carefree, AZ19 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Cave Creek, AZ21 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Apache Junction, AZ24 miles south 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 October 3, 2024 at 12:37 PM MST. Identifier 2024-AZTNF-001300.