Vein Fire
The Vein Fire was reported on October 12, 2024 in Santa Cruz County, Arizona and burned 1,291 acres. It was declared out on October 22, 2024.
- Size
- 1,291 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 12, 2024
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 31.710, -110.572.
The incident
- Size
- 1,291 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 12, 2024 at 10:43 AM MST
- Contained
- October 15, 2024 at 3:24 PM MST
- Controlled
- October 22, 2024 at 1:07 PM MST
- Declared out
- October 22, 2024 at 1:07 PM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 miles East of Sonoita, AZ
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Sonoita, AZ
- Protecting agency
- DFFM
- Jurisdiction
- DFFM
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AZA3S-241912
- IRWIN identifier
- 4A6A8046-AC1A-4040-8D0D-4DAD93522065
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sonoita, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Sonoita, AZ5 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Whetstone, AZ13 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Huachuca City, AZ15 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Sierra Vista, AZ19 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Mescal, AZ21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Corona de Tucson, AZ21 miles northwest 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 May 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM MST. Identifier 2024-AZA3S-241912.