No longer in the daily fire updates. The Riggs Fire last appeared in an official report on August 5, at 36 acres with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Riggs Fire

Cochise County, Arizona · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 5, 2026 (11 days ago)
First reported 11 days ago
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Size
36 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Riggs Fire and other nearby fires

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Riggs Fire summary

The Riggs Fire is a wildfire near Cochise County, Arizona. It has burned about 36 acres (about 28 football fields). It was first reported 11 days ago.

Size
36 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 5, 2026 (first reported 11 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 6th at 8:00 p.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.

This Afternoon

97°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 7 mph WNW · 36% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Tonight

67°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 to 7 mph SSE · 50% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday

97°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph WNW · 29% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Friday Night

67°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 mph E · 29% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

98°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 1 to 5 mph NE · 12% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 6th at 8:03 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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