Washington Fire
The Washington Fire was reported on August 13, 2025 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 550 acres. It was declared out on September 29, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 550 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2025
- Personnel
- 58
Map
Perimeter mapped December 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM MST, 515 acres (gps-walked). Point of origin 34.432, -111.287.
The incident
- Size
- 550 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM MST
- Contained
- August 31, 2025 at 9:20 AM MST
- Controlled
- September 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM MST
- Declared out
- September 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 Miles N from Payson, AZ
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Payson
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 58
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $8,458,579
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-AZTNF-001276
- IRWIN identifier
- 0705493D-1363-4C80-A810-EFBD32F602F0
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 13, 2025 (111 acres) to December 15, 2025 (515 acres). The largest one-day growth was 488 acres, mapped December 15, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2025 | 111 | |
| August 14, 2025 | 381 | +270 |
| August 15, 2025 | 551 | +170 |
| August 16, 2025 | 551 | 0 |
| August 17, 2025 | 519 | -32 |
| August 18, 2025 | 515 | -4 |
| August 19, 2025 | 27 | -488 |
| December 15, 2025 | 515 | +488 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mesa del Caballo, 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 December 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM MST. Identifier 2025-AZTNF-001276.