Adams Fire
{{Short description|2024 wildfire in Arizona}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox wildfire|date={{Unbulleted list|{{Start date|2024|06|2}} – |{{End date|2024|06|10}}}}|area={{convert|5029|acre|ha sqmi km2|0}}|fatalities=0|injuries=0|percent_contained=100%|cause=Human|year=2024|season_name=2024 Arizona wildfires|season_year=2024 Arizona wildfires|is_season=2024 Arizona wildfires|season=2024 Arizona wildfires|image=Adams Fire 2024 02.jpg|caption=The fire burning on the night of June 6|motive=Under investigation}}
The 2024 Adams Fire was a wildfire that rapidly burned 5,029 acres across Maricopa County, located in the U.S. state of Arizona from June 2 to June 10.{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Daniel |title=Adams Fire and Catahoula Fire burn off SR 87, prompting lane closures |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2024/06/03/adams-fire-a-new-wildfire-off-state-route-87-has-burned-3500-acres/73958459007/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}} 268 personnel were assigned to the fire, and the fire was determined to have been human-caused.
Progression
File:Adams Fire Water Drop 2024.jpg
The fire started on June 2,{{Cite web |title=Final Update: Adams Fire Fully Contained, Command Transferred to Tonto National Forest |url=https://ein.az.gov/emergency-information/emergency-bulletin/final-update-adams-fire-fully-contained-command-transferred |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=ein.az.gov}} and by June 4 it had already covered a maximum of 5,029 acres. Firefighters also continued working on control lines, and was declared 30% contained the same day.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-04 |title=Single Publication {{!}} InciWeb |url=http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/aztnf-adams-fire/daily-update-06-04-2024 |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=inciweb.wildfire.gov |language=en}} By June 5, the fire had reached 49% containment, and it was determined that the fire was human-caused. 268 personnel were assigned to the fire.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-04 |title=Single Publication {{!}} InciWeb |url=http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/aztnf-adams-fire/daily-update-06-05-2024 |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=inciweb.wildfire.gov |language=en}} The north side of the fire was chosen for containment efforts.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-04 |title=Single Publication {{!}} InciWeb |url=http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/aztnf-adams-fire/daily-update-06-06-2024 |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=inciweb.wildfire.gov |language=en}} On June 6, the fire was 62% contained, and the fire was approximated to be one mile east of Fort McDowell.{{Cite web |title=Arizona wildfires: Adams Fire burns near State Route 87 |url=https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2024/06/03/adams-fire-west-sr-87-near-fort-mcdowell-yavapai-nation/73961316007/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}
On June 7, Tonto National Forest remained closed as the fire burned, and containment on the fire reached 86%.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-04 |title=Single Publication {{!}} InciWeb |url=http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/aztnf-adams-fire/firefighters-increase-containment-on-adams-fire%3B-fire-restrictions-in-effect-06-07-2024 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=inciweb.wildfire.gov |language=en}} Fire crews made further progress on containment on the south side of the fire. Crews also repaired structures along roads that were used for accessing the fire during earlier operations.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-04 |title=Single Publication {{!}} InciWeb |url=http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/aztnf-adams-fire/invasive-species-contribute-to-fire-spread-through-sonoran-desert-06-08-2024 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=inciweb.wildfire.gov |language=en}} By June 8, the fire was 91% contained,{{Cite web |last=Kobley |first=Lauren |date=2024-06-08 |title=Adams Fire over 90% contained near Fort McDowell; fire restrictions still in place |url=https://www.azfamily.com/2024/06/08/adams-fire-over-90-contained-near-fort-mcdowell-fire-restrictions-still-place/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=AZ Family |language=en}} while staying at 5,029 acres. Fire crews also prioritized mopping up the interior portions of the fire, specifically on the north and west sides.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-04 |title=Single Publication {{!}} InciWeb |url=http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/aztnf-adams-fire/majority-of-wildfires-on-tonto-national-forest-humancaused%2C-including-adams-06-09-2024 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=inciweb.wildfire.gov |language=en}}
By June 9, had stayed at 91% containment, and on June 10 the fire had reached 100% containment while 124 personnel, including 2 helitacks were assigned to the fire. Command over the fire was also handed off to the Tonto National Forest services on the same day.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-04 |title=Single Publication {{!}} InciWeb |url=http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/aztnf-adams-fire/adams-fire-final-update%3B-tonto-national-forest-takes-command-06-10-2024 |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=inciweb.wildfire.gov |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Adams Fire Fully Contained |url=https://ktar.com/story/5575874/adams-fire-which-threatened-a-northeast-valley-community-last-week-is-fully-contained/ |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=KTAR|date=10 June 2024 }}
Growth and containment table
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
!Date !Area burned !Containment |
| style="text-align: left;" |June 2
|N/A | style="text-align: left;" |N/A |
| style="text-align: left;" |June 3{{Cite web |title=Adams Fire Active Wildfire |url=https://wildfiretrackers.com/f/fires/aztnf-adams-fire |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=wildfiretrackers.com}}
|{{convert|3,200|acre|km2|0|abbr=on}} | style="text-align: left;" |{{percentile|0|width=54|height=15|text-size=10|progress-done-colour=grey|progress-tbd-colour=red|text-colour=white}} |
| style="text-align: left;" |June 4
|{{convert|5029|acre|km2|0|abbr=on}} | style="text-align: left;" |{{percentile|30|width=400|height=15|text-size=10|progress-done-colour=grey|progress-tbd-colour=red|text-colour=white}} |
| style="text-align: left;" |June 5
|{{convert|5029|acre|km2|0|abbr=on}} | style="text-align: left;" |{{percentile|49|width=400|height=15|text-size=10|progress-done-colour=grey|progress-tbd-colour=red|text-colour=white}} |
| style="text-align: left;" |June 6
|{{convert|5029|acre|km2|0|abbr=on}} | style="text-align: left;" |{{percentile|62|width=400|height=15|text-size=10|progress-done-colour=grey|progress-tbd-colour=red|text-colour=white}} |
| style="text-align: left;" |June 7
|{{convert|5029|acre|km2|0|abbr=on}} | style="text-align: left;" |{{percentile|86|width=400|height=15|text-size=10|progress-done-colour=grey|progress-tbd-colour=red|text-colour=white}} |
| style="text-align: left;" |June 8
|{{convert|5029|acre|km2|0|abbr=on}} | style="text-align: left;" |{{percentile|91|width=400|height=15|text-size=10|progress-done-colour=grey|progress-tbd-colour=red|text-colour=white}} |
| style="text-align: left;" |June 9
|{{convert|5029|acre|km2|0|abbr=on}} | style="text-align: left;" |{{percentile|91|width=400|height=15|text-size=10|progress-done-colour=grey|progress-tbd-colour=red|text-colour=white}} |
| style="text-align: left;" |June 10
|{{convert|5029|acre|km2|0|abbr=on}} | style="text-align: left;" |{{percentile|100|width=400|height=15|text-size=10|progress-done-colour=grey|progress-tbd-colour=red|text-colour=white}} |