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Wildfire — Eastern Mogollon Rim, Arizona

April 28, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths

Direct injuries

Property damage

$50.0M

Area

Eastern Mogollon Rim

Event narrative (NOAA)

The Tinder Fire was first seen by Moqui Tower lookout on April 27 11:43 AM. Investigators determined that the fire originated in the East Clear Creek drainage approximately 1 mile downstream from Forest Road 95. Forest Road 95 runs north-south and is located approximately 1.5 miles east of C.C. Cragin (Blue Ridge) Reservoir. The cause of the fire was an abandoned illegal campfire. The fire burned 16,309 acres, 33 primary residences, and 54 minor structures.

Other notable wildfire events in Arizona

Yavapai County Mountains · June 28, 201319 killed Pima · July 1, 2003$66.0M Pima · June 17, 2003$66.0M White Mountains · June 1, 2011$58.0M Western Mogollon Rim · April 17, 2022$20.0M Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca And Santa Rita Mountains · July 1, 2011$15.0M

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.