Steamboat Fire
The Steamboat Fire was reported on June 26, 2026 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 1,576 acres. It was declared out on July 7, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,576 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 131
Map
Perimeter mapped June 27, 2026 at 9:05 AM MST, 1,577 acres. Point of origin 33.148, -110.865.
The incident
- Size
- 1,576 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM MST
- Contained
- July 1, 2026 at 3:15 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM MST
- Declared out
- July 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1 Miles S from DRIPPING SPRINGS, AZ
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Kearny, AZ
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 131
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AZGID-000321
- IRWIN identifier
- 62C101E1-1376-400F-9BD5-45A3CF2DAD42
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 27, 2026 (790 acres) to June 29, 2026 (1,577 acres). The largest one-day growth was 893 acres, mapped June 28, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2026 | 790 | |
| June 28, 2026 | 1,683 | +893 |
| June 29, 2026 | 1,577 | -106 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Kearny, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Kearny, AZ7 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Six Shooter Canyon, AZ16 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Superior, AZ17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Miami, AZ17 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Globe, AZ18 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Central Heights-Midland City, AZ18 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 July 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM MST. Identifier 2026-AZGID-000321.