A high-significance wildfire began in La Paz, Arizona on July 26, 2026, posing fire damage risk to homes in the affected area.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 3,145 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (La Paz, Arizona), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
La Paz, Arizona · ≈ 5 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-28 16:18 UTC · ≈ 4.9 sq mi · snapshot 2 of 2
View the timeline — how the reported area changed
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 3,145 acres ±0 100% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 100% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 95% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 95% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 92% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 92% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 92% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 92% contained
Show 12 earlier observations
- 3,145 acres ±0 90% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 90% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 87% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 85% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 85% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 80% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 75% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 75% contained
- 3,145 acres ±0 65% contained
- 3,145 acres −73 65% contained
- 3,218 acres ±0 15% contained
- 3,218 acres 15% contained
Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
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High temperatures reaching or exceeding 110 degrees daily through Thursday with Extreme Heat Warnings in effect.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 350 AM MST Mon Aug 24 2026
.UPDATE...12Z Aviation Discussion
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.KEY MESSAGES...
- Extreme Heat Warnings remain in effect through Saturday with daily Major to Extreme HeatRisk.
- High temperatures will reach or exceed 110 degrees nearly every day this week, peaking right around daily records Tuesday through Thursday.
- Monsoon storm chances for the upcoming workweek will be very limited with chances briefly coming to an end starting Tuesday before slowly returning by next weekend.
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.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Early morning lingering showers and a few thunderstorms will gradually diminish by sunrise leaving a somewhat overturned atmosphere and slightly cooler temperatures across much of southern and central Arizona. The subtropical high, which is currently centered along the New Mexico/Texas border, is set to shift westward today into Tuesday with the center reaching western New Mexico on Tuesday. Drier air is already starting to move in from the south and this will continue through at least Tuesday, dropping low level mixing ratios to between 6-8 g/kg. This drier air in…
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