Hart Fire

Yavapai County, Arizona · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (9 days ago)

First reported about 4 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	0 acres Aug 7, 4:00 PM	13 acres Sep 5, 4:00 AM +13 acres was 0 acres · Aug 7, 4:00 PM	+13 acres in 29 days
Containment	0% Aug 27, 12:00 PM	100% Sep 5, 4:00 AM +100 percent was 0% · Aug 27, 12:00 PM	+100 percent in 9 days
Crew size	18 Aug 15, 6:01 PM	2 Sep 5, 4:00 AM −16 was 18 · Aug 15, 6:01 PM	−16 in 20 days
Money spent	$25,000 Aug 15, 6:01 PM	$50,000 Sep 5, 4:00 AM +$25,000 was $25,000 · Aug 15, 6:01 PM	+$25,000 in 20 days

Hart Fire summary

The Hart Fire is a wildfire near Yavapai County, Arizona. It has burned about 13 acres (about 10 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 2 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC.

Size: 13 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: August 6, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, September 4th at 1:00 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.

Today

74°F · Sunny

Wind 12 to 16 mph S · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tonight

60°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 to 13 mph SE · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

76°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 to 8 mph S · 11% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

60°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 2 to 6 mph N · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

78°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 2 to 10 mph S · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, September 4th at 1:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 2 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. About $50,000 has been spent on it so far.

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

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Hart Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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