Butte Fire
The Butte Fire was reported on August 3, 2026 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 670 acres. It was declared out on August 13, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 670 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped August 24, 2026 at 10:18 AM MST, 670 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 33.510, -110.164.
The incident
- Size
- 670 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM MST
- Contained
- August 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM MST
- Controlled
- August 13, 2026 at 7:55 AM MST
- Declared out
- August 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 20 Miles SW from San Carlos, AZ
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $40,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AZSCA-001192
- IRWIN identifier
- 82C7A18F-B25C-47ED-9418-9C420C677D5B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for San Carlos, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- San Carlos, AZ20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Canyon Day, AZ21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Peridot, AZ22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Whiteriver, AZ25 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Bylas, AZ26 miles south of the fire’s origin
- North Fork, AZ36 miles north 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 August 24, 2026 at 10:17 AM MST. Identifier 2026-AZSCA-001192.