No longer in the daily fire updates. The Rock Canyon Fire last appeared in an official report on July 22, at 4,823 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Rock Canyon Fire

Coconino County, Arizona · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 22, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 3 months ago
Metric Now
Size
4,823 acres
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
Containment
100%
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
Crew size
1
Sep 2, 1:00 AM
Money spent
$5.5M
Sep 2, 1:00 AM

Rock Canyon Fire and other nearby fires

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Rock Canyon Fire summary

The Rock Canyon Fire is a wildfire near Coconino County, Arizona. It has burned about 4,823 acres (about 4,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 3 months ago. About 1 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
4,823 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
June 15, 2026 (first reported about 3 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 5th at 9:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

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.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Today

94°F · Sunny

Wind 16 mph W · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

65°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 15 mph W · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

94°F · Sunny

Wind 8 to 13 mph W · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

66°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 9 to 14 mph W · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

95°F · Sunny

Wind 6 to 10 mph W · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 5th at 10:01 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 1 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $6 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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