Island Fire
The Island Fire was reported on July 25, 2026 in La Paz County, Arizona and burned 3,145 acres. It was fully contained on August 11, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,145 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped July 28, 2026 at 11:40 AM PDT, 3,145 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.280, -114.681.
The incident
- Size
- 3,145 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 11, 2026 at 9:50 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 7 Miles S from Cibola, AZ
- County
- La Paz County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Cibola, AZ
- Protecting agency
- USFWS
- Jurisdiction
- USFWS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFWS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $386,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AZCBR-000843
- IRWIN identifier
- F12EE99C-D40C-42D1-B108-AF54B09753E2
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 26, 2026 (2,816 acres) to July 28, 2026 (3,145 acres). The largest one-day growth was 330 acres, mapped July 28, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2026 | 2,816 | |
| July 27, 2026 | 2,816 | 0 |
| July 28, 2026 | 3,145 | +329 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ripley, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 31, 2026 at 8:46 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-AZCBR-000843.