Lion Fire

Active

Apache County, Arizona · Discovered September 3, 2026

1.2 acres

Size

Contained

24h growth

Personnel

Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 11 hours ago

Current situation

Lion Fire

Active fire

Air quality · Good

AQI 25

The Lion Fire fire has burned 1.2 acres in Apache County, Arizona. Officials have not reported a containment figure yet. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 25).

Latest official update

August 28, 2026

Firefighters are responding to the Paddy Creek Fire, located on the Fort Apache Agency, 22 miles southeast of White River, Arizona. Over 100 personnel are working to suppress the fire and ground crews are being supported by aircraft as needed.

Read the full update on InciWeb

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).

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Growth & containment history

Recorded	Size	Contained
9/4/2026, 11:37:35 PM	1.2 acres	-
9/4/2026, 8:33:53 PM	0.5 acres	-
9/4/2026, 8:23:59 PM	0.1 acres	-

History recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream size or containment changes.

About this data

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