Cub Fire
The Cub Fire was reported on June 15, 2025 in Maricopa County, Arizona and burned 428 acres. It was declared out on July 24, 2025. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 428 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2025
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped July 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM MST, 428 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.706, -111.505.
The incident
- Size
- 428 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM MST
- Contained
- June 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM MST
- Declared out
- July 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 13 Miles NE from Fountain Hills, AZ
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Mesa
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $228,723
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AZTNF-000826
- IRWIN identifier
- F091070A-B972-4826-89EB-E0018C9C8FBD
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 16, 2025 (389 acres) to July 26, 2025 (428 acres). The largest one-day growth was 59 acres, mapped June 17, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2025 | 389 | |
| June 17, 2025 | 448 | +59 |
| July 26, 2025 | 428 | -20 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rio Verde, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Rio Verde, AZ10 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Fountain Hills, AZ14 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Tonto Basin, AZ15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Apache Junction, AZ20 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Gold Canyon, AZ23 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Carefree, AZ25 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 July 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM MST. Identifier 2025-AZTNF-000826.