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Bluebird Fire (Arizona)

Ended · 299 acres (121 hectares) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers11 days
121Hectares299Acres11Days it lasted

Started on Aug 19, 2026.

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Quick facts

Location
Gila County
Cause
Natural
Complexity
Type 5 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
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 3,321,900 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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