No longer in the daily fire updates. The Island Fire last appeared in an official report on August 10, 2026, at 3,145 acres and 95% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Island Fire

La Paz County, Arizona · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 10, 2026 (2 months ago)
First reported about 3 months ago
Metric Now
Size
3,145 acres
Oct 24, 6:00 AM
−73 acres
was 3,218 acres · Jul 28, 4:00 PM
Containment
95%
Oct 24, 6:00 AM
+3 percent
was 92% · Aug 10, 6:00 PM
Crew size
6
Oct 24, 6:00 AM
−12
was 18 · Aug 4, 4:00 PM
Money spent
$386,000
Oct 24, 6:00 AM
+$6,000
was $380,000 · Aug 10, 6:00 PM

Island Fire and other nearby fires

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Island Fire summary

The Island Fire is a wildfire near La Paz County, Arizona. It has burned about 3,145 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 95% of its edge; the other 5% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 months ago. About 6 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.

Size
3,145 acres
Containment
95%
Discovered
July 26, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 11th at 11:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

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Day Night
Today
106°F · Sunny
Wind 10 mph SSE · 7% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry
83°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 8% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
Wednesday
104°F · Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 10 mph S · 31% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Some rain
82°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 10 mph S · 13% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
Thursday
102°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 10 mph S · 7% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 11:02 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 6 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $386,000 has been spent on it so far.

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