Paddy Creek Fire

Apache County, Arizona · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Sep 4, 2026 (1 day ago)
First reported about 3 weeks ago
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Size
668 acres
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
+8 acres
was 660 acres · Aug 29, 8:00 AM
Containment
63%
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
+63 percent
was 0% · Sep 2, 7:00 PM
Crew size
32
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
−19
was 51 · Sep 3, 7:00 PM
Money spent
$800,000
Sep 5, 3:00 AM
+$50,000
was $750,000 · Sep 2, 7:00 PM

Paddy Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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Paddy Creek Fire summary

The Paddy Creek Fire is a wildfire near Apache County, Arizona. It has burned about 668 acres (about 506 football fields). Crews have boxed in 63% of its edge; the other 37% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 32 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
668 acres
Containment
63%
Discovered
August 17, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, September 5th at 3:00 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.

Overnight

54°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 mph N · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

81°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 to 6 mph W · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Saturday Night

56°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 mph N · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

82°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph S · 20% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Sunday Night

58°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 mph N · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, September 5th at 3:01 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 32 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $800,000 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

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Nearby fires to Paddy Creek Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:

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