Sycamore Fire
The Sycamore Fire was reported on June 15, 2026 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 11,939 acres. It was fully contained on July 9, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 11,939 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2026
- Personnel
- 12
Radar
Reflectivity now over Sycamore Fire. Open it to see fires and the fire weather outlook on the map.
Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped June 28, 2026 at 8:17 PM MST, 11,939 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.624, -110.755.
The incident
- Size
- 11,939 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM MST
- Contained
- July 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- August 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 Miles N from Globe, AZ
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Globe
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,729,031
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AZTNF-000839
- IRWIN identifier
- 6975A94E-ADE5-4BC9-AFD6-897D94C24863
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 16, 2026 (208 acres) to July 9, 2026 (11,939 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,953 acres, mapped June 20, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2026 | 208 | |
| June 17, 2026 | 2,762 | +2,554 |
| June 18, 2026 | 3,271 | +509 |
| June 19, 2026 | 3,328 | +57 |
| June 20, 2026 | 6,281 | +2,953 |
| June 21, 2026 | 8,083 | +1,802 |
| June 22, 2026 | 9,036 | +953 |
| June 23, 2026 | 9,530 | +494 |
| June 24, 2026 | 9,879 | +349 |
| June 25, 2026 | 11,208 | +1,329 |
| June 26, 2026 | 11,859 | +651 |
| June 27, 2026 | 11,869 | +10 |
| June 28, 2026 | 11,879 | +10 |
| June 29, 2026 | 11,939 | +60 |
| July 1, 2026 | 11,939 | 0 |
| July 9, 2026 | 11,939 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Claypool, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Claypool, AZ16 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Central Heights-Midland City, AZ16 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Globe, AZ16 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Miami, AZ17 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Six Shooter Canyon, AZ18 miles south of the fire’s origin
- San Carlos, AZ26 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
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 15, 2026 at 10:53 AM MST. Identifier 2026-AZTNF-000839.