White Tail Fire
The White Tail Fire was reported on June 20, 2026 in Gila County, Arizona and burned 857 acres. It was declared out on July 24, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 857 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2026
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeter mapped July 2, 2026 at 10:35 AM MST, 857 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 33.552, -110.226.
The incident
- Size
- 857 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2026 at 6:14 PM MST
- Contained
- July 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- July 24, 2026 at 11:30 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 Miles NE from San Carlos, AZ
- County
- Gila County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-AZSCA-000894
- IRWIN identifier
- 6332827C-D0CF-4077-9700-E1D5AF8652EC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for San Carlos, AZ 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 17, 2026 at 12:41 PM MST. Identifier 2026-AZSCA-000894.