Mount Emma Fire

Perimeter mapped August 31, 2026 at 7:41 AM MST, 368 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 36.273, -113.170.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Centennial Park

Size

368 acres

Containment

100%

Discovered

August 28, 2026 at 6:01 PM MST

Cause

Natural

Location

60 Miles NW from South Rim Grand Canyon NP, AZ

County

Mohave County

State

Arizona

Protecting agency

NPS

Jurisdiction

NPS

Land ownership at origin

NPS

Personnel assigned

16

Incident management

Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident

Primary fuel

Brush (2 feet)

Estimated cost to date

$1

Incident type

Wildfire

Unique fire identifier

2026-AZGCP-000949

IRWIN identifier

7E5C6440-6A00-4EB7-A9E4-3B302D545F58

• Wind up to 12 mph from the southwest
• Relative humidity as low as 26%
• High of 71°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Centennial Park, AZ

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.2 µg/m³ around Tue, 8:00 PM MST over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

• Centennial Park, AZ48 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Colorado City, AZ51 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Hildale, UT52 miles north of the fire’s origin
• Peach Springs, AZ53 miles south of the fire’s origin
• Meadview, AZ54 miles west of the fire’s origin
• Fredonia, AZ59 miles northeast of the fire’s origin