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Bluebird Fire (AZ)

Active · 300 acres · started 2026-08-19 · updated 2026-08-19

Bluebird Fire (AZ) — NASA satellite

Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

Quick facts

Location
Gila County
Cause
Natural
Complexity
Type 5 Incident
Jurisdiction
USFS · Federal land

Summary in preparation.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Arizona for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 300 acres — about 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 2,943,064 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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