Paddy Creek Fire
The Paddy Creek Fire was reported on August 17, 2026 in Apache County, Arizona and burned 668 acres. It was fully contained on September 11, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 668 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2026
- Personnel
- 32
Map
Perimeter mapped August 28, 2026 at 12:15 PM MST, 668 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.621, -109.649.
The incident
- Size
- 668 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2026 at 12:51 PM MST
- Contained
- September 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 22 Miles SE from White River, AZ
- County
- Apache County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- White River
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 32
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AZFTA-000812
- IRWIN identifier
- DFBC32A4-EBCB-41A1-8594-32CD3587F494
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for East Fork, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- East Fork, AZ20 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Whiteriver, AZ23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Canyon Day, AZ24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- North Fork, AZ32 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Eagar, AZ40 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ40 miles northwest 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 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM MST. Identifier 2026-AZFTA-000812.