Siphon Fire
The Siphon Fire was reported on September 10, 2024 in Pinal County, Arizona and burned 15,527 acres. It was declared out on October 14, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 15,527 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 10, 2024
- Personnel
- 4
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped October 14, 2024 at 2:13 PM MST, 15,527 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 33.439, -111.441.
The incident
- Size
- 15,527 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 10, 2024 at 12:59 PM MST
- Contained
- September 27, 2024 at 2:05 PM MST
- Controlled
- October 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- October 14, 2024 at 1:50 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- Siphon Draw and Flat Iron of Superstition Wilderness
- County
- Pinal County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Apache Junction
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $546,502
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AZTNF-001687
- IRWIN identifier
- 5C783026-89B7-4DDC-AA5B-CCC4BBFF5992
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 11, 2024 (2,350 acres) to October 14, 2024 (15,527 acres). The largest one-day growth was 13,526 acres, mapped September 13, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 11, 2024 | 2,350 | |
| September 13, 2024 | 15,876 | +13,526 |
| September 14, 2024 | 15,837 | -39 |
| October 14, 2024 | 15,527 | -310 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gold Canyon, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Gold Canyon, AZ5 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Apache Junction, AZ6 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Gold Camp, AZ13 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Queen Creek, AZ17 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- San Tan Valley, AZ18 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Fountain Hills, AZ20 miles northwest 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 19, 2024 at 9:30 PM MST. Identifier 2024-AZTNF-001687.