Bluebird Fire
The Bluebird Fire was reported on August 18, 2026 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 299 acres. It was declared out on September 1, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 299 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 18, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM MST, 217 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.877, -111.224.
The incident
- Size
- 299 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 18, 2026 at 5:07 PM MST
- Contained
- August 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- September 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- September 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AZTNF-001265
- IRWIN identifier
- E197DA00-AACC-42D0-9C68-C668B093E151
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 19, 2026 (238 acres) to August 26, 2026 (217 acres). The largest one-day growth was 48 acres, mapped August 20, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2026 | 238 | |
| August 20, 2026 | 285 | +47 |
| August 26, 2026 | 217 | -68 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tonto Basin, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Tonto Basin, AZ5 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Payson, AZ25 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Sun Valley, AZ26 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Star Valley, AZ26 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Rio Verde, AZ28 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Fountain Hills, AZ34 miles southwest 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 September 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM MST. Identifier 2026-AZTNF-001265.