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Paddy Creek

Apache, AZ · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 668 acres in Apache before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

668

Acres Burned

85

Days Burning

Aug 17, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 25 / 0 acresSep 11 / 668 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Bear Wallow Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / AZ

11.3 mi

E

Apache National Forest

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National Forest / AZ

21 mi

E

Mount Baldy Wilderness

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Wilderness / AZ

22.9 mi

N

Blue Range Primitive Area (National)

Go

NCA / AZ

28.2 mi

E

Fishhooks Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / AZ

33.8 mi

SW

Escudilla Wilderness

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Wilderness / AZ

38.2 mi

NE

Blue Range Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

38.4 mi

E

Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area

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NCA / AZ

47.7 mi

S

North Santa Teresa Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / AZ

56.4 mi

SW

Santa Teresa Wilderness

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Wilderness / AZ

60 mi

SW

NeedlesEye Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / AZ

64.9 mi

SW

Salt River Canyon Wilderness

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Wilderness / AZ

67 mi

W

Situation Updates

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Paddy Creek update: 668 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 9

Per interagency perimeter data, the Paddy Creek containment moved from 63% to 100%.

IRWIN

Paddy Creek update: 668 acres, 63% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 3

Per interagency perimeter data, the Paddy Creek containment moved from 0% to 63%.

IRWIN

Containment Increases on Paddy Creek Fire 09-02-2026

Incident team
Sep 2

Bureau of Indian Affairs Fort Apache Agency Paddy Creek Fire Update Location: 22 miles SE of White River, AZ, Fort Apache Agency For Immediate Release Media Contact: WFS_Press@ios.doi.gov Containment Increases on Paddy Creek Fire Whiteriver, Ariz. – Firefighters have been successful in increasing containment on the lightning-caused Paddy Creek Fire on the Fort Apache Agency in Arizona. The fire is...

InciWeb

Rain and Increased Resources Help As Firefighters Make Progress on Fort Apache Wildfires 08-31-2026

Incident team
Aug 31

Bureau of Indian Affairs Fort Apache Agency Monday, August 31, 2026 Paddy Creek Fire Update Location: 22 miles SE of White River, AZ, Fort Apache Agency For Immediate Release Media Contact: WFS_Press@ios.doi.gov Rain and Increased Resources Help Firefighters Make Progress on Fort Apache Wildfires Whiteriver, Ariz. – Over the weekend, firefighters made significant progress on the lightning-caused P...

InciWeb

U.S. Wildland Fire Service Firefighters Continue Suppression Efforts on Fort Apache Wildfires 08-29-2026

Incident team
Aug 29

Bureau of Indian Affairs Fort Apache Agency Saturday, August 29, 2026 Paddy Creek Fire Update Location: 22 miles SE of White River, AZ, Fort Apache Agency For Immediate Release Media Contact: WFS_Press@ios.doi.gov U.S. Wildland Fire Service Firefighters Continue Suppression Efforts on Fort Apache Wildfires Whiteriver, Ariz. – U.S. Wildland Fire Service firefighters will continue suppression effort...

InciWeb

Paddy Creek update: 668 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the Paddy Creek grew 8 acres to 668.

IRWIN

U.S. Wildland Fire Service Firefighters Continue Work on Paddy Creek Fire and new starts on Fort Apache Agency 08-28-2026

Incident team
Aug 28

Bureau of Indian Affairs Fort Apache Agency Friday, August 28, 2026 Paddy Creek Fire Update Location: 22 miles SE of White River, AZ, Fort Apache Agency For Immediate Release Media Contact: WFS_Press@ios.doi.gov U.S. Wildland Fire Service Firefighters Continue Work on Paddy Creek Fire and new starts on Fort Apache Agency Whiteriver, Ariz. – U.S. Wildland Fire Service firefighters will continue sup...

InciWeb

Paddy Creek update: 660 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 28

Per interagency perimeter data, the Paddy Creek grew 100 acres to 660.

IRWIN

Paddy Creek update: 560 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 28

Per interagency perimeter data, the Paddy Creek grew 40 acres to 560.

IRWIN

Paddy Creek update: 520 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the Paddy Creek grew 260 acres to 520.

IRWIN

Paddy Creek update: 260 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 26

Per interagency perimeter data, the Paddy Creek grew 100 acres to 260.

IRWIN

Paddy Creek update: 160 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 26

Per interagency perimeter data, the Paddy Creek grew 19 acres to 160.

IRWIN

Paddy Creek update: 141 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the Paddy Creek grew 141 acres to 141.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 17Now

85 days since discovery

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Data Sources

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IRWIN ID: dfbc32a4-ebcb-41a1-8594-32cd3587f494

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