Gila County, Arizona · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
11,939 acres
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
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— |
| Containment | — |
100%
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
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— |
| Crew size | — |
12
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
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— |
| Money spent | — |
$12.7M
Aug 17, 8:00 AM
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The Sycamore Fire is a wildfire near Gila County, Arizona. It has burned about 11,939 acres (about 9,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 months ago. About 12 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, July 30th at 6:00 p.m. CDT.
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.
This Afternoon
100°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 10 mph W · 2% chance of rain
Tonight
76°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 2% chance of rain
Friday
102°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 15 mph WNW · 1% chance of rain
Friday Night
77°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Saturday
102°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, July 30th at 6:01 p.m. CDT.
About 12 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $13 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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