Wildcat Fire
The Wildcat Fire was reported on May 18, 2024 in Maricopa County, Arizona and burned 14,402 acres. It was declared out on July 29, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 14,402 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 18, 2024
- Personnel
- 12
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped October 3, 2024 at 12:50 PM MST, 14,402 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.821, -111.788.
The incident
- Size
- 14,402 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 18, 2024 at 9:21 AM MST
- Contained
- May 31, 2024 at 10:00 AM MST
- Controlled
- July 5, 2024 at 11:45 AM MST
- Declared out
- July 29, 2024 at 12:23 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- West of Bartlett Lake
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Cave Creek
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-AZTNF-000559
- IRWIN identifier
- 69DAFC36-7546-4E35-A4CA-127A91A18EBA
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 18, 2024 (4,750 acres) to June 29, 2024 (14,402 acres). The largest one-day growth was 9,322 acres, mapped May 19, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2024 | 4,750 | |
| May 19, 2024 | 14,072 | +9,322 |
| May 20, 2024 | 14,300 | +228 |
| May 21, 2024 | 14,402 | +102 |
| June 29, 2024 | 14,402 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Carefree, AZ covers the area today.
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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 12:50 PM MST. Identifier 2024-AZTNF-000559.