Prime Fire

Apache County, Arizona · Wildfire

under 1 acre First reported yesterday

Prime Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Prime Fire summary

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The Prime Fire is a wildfire near Apache County, Arizona. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 21, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:00 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.

Today

72°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 to 10 mph SSE · 51% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tonight

50°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Areas Of Fog

Wind 0 to 7 mph SSW · 30% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

77°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 2 to 8 mph S · 35% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Thursday Night

52°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph WNW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

80°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 2 to 8 mph W · 58% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:04 a.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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Nearby fires to Prime Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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