Bluebird Fire (Arizona)
Started on Aug 19, 2026.
United States todayLive
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- Gila County
- Cause
- Natural
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning through Gila, Arizona, the active Bluebird Fire has scorched 299 acres since it was ignited by natural causes on August 19, 2026. Growing at an approximate rate of 150 acres per day over its two days on the landscape, the federal blaze is currently managed by the USFS as a Type 5 Incident.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. On a broader scale, the wildfire activity occurs as 2,970,412 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 46% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Arizona for 10 days. In total it burned about 299 acres — around 1.2 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,201,049 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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