West Fire
The West Fire was reported on August 28, 2024 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 15,074 acres. It was declared out on November 26, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 15,074 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 28, 2024
- Personnel
- 71
Map
Perimeter mapped November 26, 2024 at 2:08 PM MST, 15,074 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.423, -111.388.
The incident
- Size
- 15,074 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 28, 2024 at 6:11 PM MST
- Contained
- November 7, 2024 at 2:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- November 26, 2024 at 11:50 AM MST
- Declared out
- November 26, 2024 at 11:55 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 13 miles NNW of Payson Arizona
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 71
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AZTNF-001594
- IRWIN identifier
- D347B685-5000-447C-A2F9-BD325E70D3DC
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 3, 2024 (0 acres) to September 27, 2024 (15,074 acres). The largest one-day growth was 3,086 acres, mapped September 16, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2024 | 0 | |
| September 5, 2024 | 28 | +28 |
| September 6, 2024 | 29 | +1 |
| September 7, 2024 | 46 | +17 |
| September 8, 2024 | 174 | +128 |
| September 9, 2024 | 624 | +450 |
| September 10, 2024 | 716 | +92 |
| September 11, 2024 | 1,750 | +1,034 |
| September 12, 2024 | 1,998 | +248 |
| September 14, 2024 | 3,672 | +1,674 |
| September 15, 2024 | 4,794 | +1,122 |
| September 16, 2024 | 7,879 | +3,085 |
| September 17, 2024 | 8,425 | +546 |
| September 18, 2024 | 9,695 | +1,270 |
| September 19, 2024 | 11,360 | +1,665 |
| September 20, 2024 | 12,338 | +978 |
| September 21, 2024 | 12,749 | +411 |
| September 22, 2024 | 13,073 | +324 |
| September 23, 2024 | 14,985 | +1,912 |
| September 24, 2024 | 15,053 | +68 |
| September 25, 2024 | 15,058 | +5 |
| September 26, 2024 | 15,070 | +12 |
| September 27, 2024 | 15,074 | +4 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pine, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pine, AZ5 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Payson, AZ14 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Sun Valley, AZ14 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Star Valley, AZ14 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lake Montezuma, AZ26 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Camp Verde, AZ28 miles west 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 November 26, 2024 at 2:08 PM MST. Identifier 2024-AZTNF-001594.