Box Fire
The Box Fire was reported on June 13, 2026 in Pima County, Arizona and burned 145 acres. It was declared out on July 3, 2026.
- Size
- 145 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2026
- Personnel
- 42
Map
Perimeter mapped June 14, 2026 at 4:36 AM MST, 145 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.170, -110.682.
The incident
- Size
- 145 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2026 at 7:11 AM MST
- Contained
- June 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- July 3, 2026 at 7:30 AM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 3 Miles E from Tucson, AZ
- County
- Pima County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Tucson
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 42
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $810,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AZSAP-000262
- IRWIN identifier
- A18DD5C5-6ABD-468D-AF97-7139E011C3F4
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 13, 2026 (135 acres) to June 17, 2026 (145 acres). The largest one-day growth was 9 acres, mapped June 14, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2026 | 135 | |
| June 14, 2026 | 145 | +10 |
| June 17, 2026 | 145 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Tanque Verde, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Tanque Verde, AZ7 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Vail, AZ9 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Tucson, AZ15 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Corona de Tucson, AZ15 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Catalina Foothills, AZ16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- South Tucson, AZ17 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 6, 2026 at 7:10 AM MST. Identifier 2026-AZSAP-000262.