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Pinal County · 2024

Freeman Fire

Historical · 32,568 acres

Started
July 11, 2024
Contained
July 18, 2024
Peak acres
32,568
Cause
Lightning
County
Pinal

About the Freeman Fire

The Freeman Fire was a 32,568-acre lightning-caused wildfire in Pinal County, Arizona, north of Tucson. It was reported the night of July 11, 2024 and reached 100 percent containment on July 18, 2024.

Two lightning strikes ignited separately near Oak Well Camp and merged into a single fire. A sudden wind shift around 10:30 PM forced the evacuation of Willow Spring Ranch as fire behavior intensified rapidly. By size, it was the largest wildfire of the 2024 Arizona fire season.

Incident data comes from the NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) feed. Final acreage and containment dates reflect the closeout report from the assigned incident management team.

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