Bronco Fire
The Bronco Fire was reported on August 3, 2025 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 18,041 acres. It was declared out on September 28, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 18,041 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2025
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped April 29, 2026 at 10:52 AM MST, 18,041 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.652, -110.233.
The incident
- Size
- 18,041 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM MST
- Contained
- August 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM MST
- Controlled
- September 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM MST
- Declared out
- September 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 30 Miles NE from San Carlos, AZ
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- San Carlos
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,863,292
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AZSCA-001219
- IRWIN identifier
- 1AA2EEE9-36BD-4A2C-A831-08F38AEA8F52
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 4, 2025 (512 acres) to April 29, 2026 (18,041 acres). The largest one-day growth was 10,752 acres, mapped August 9, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2025 | 512 | |
| August 5, 2025 | 512 | 0 |
| August 6, 2025 | 3,810 | +3,298 |
| August 7, 2025 | 6,631 | +2,821 |
| August 9, 2025 | 17,383 | +10,752 |
| August 10, 2025 | 17,997 | +614 |
| August 11, 2025 | 18,131 | +134 |
| August 14, 2025 | 18,156 | +25 |
| August 15, 2025 | 18,081 | -75 |
| August 16, 2025 | 18,046 | -35 |
| April 29, 2026 | 18,041 | -5 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Canyon Day, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Canyon Day, AZ15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Whiteriver, AZ20 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- San Carlos, AZ25 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Peridot, AZ27 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- North Fork, AZ29 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Cibecue, AZ31 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 April 29, 2026 at 10:52 AM MST. Identifier 2025-AZSCA-001219.