No longer in the daily fire updates. The Burn Fire last appeared in an official report on August 6, at under 1 acre 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 →

Burn Fire

Apache County, Arizona · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 6, 2026 (11 days ago)
First reported 12 days ago
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Size
0 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Burn Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Burn Fire summary

The Burn Fire is a wildfire near Apache County, Arizona. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported 12 days ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 5, 2026 (first reported 12 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 7th at 4:00 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

88°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 7 mph W · 56% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Tonight

52°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph NE · 27% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

86°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 2 to 9 mph S · 57% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Saturday Night

52°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 to 6 mph E · 26% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

84°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 2 to 6 mph SW · 74% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 7th at 5:05 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.

Where to get live updates

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