The White Sage Fire reached 100% containment on September 12, 2025, after burning nearly 59,000 acres on BLM Arizona Strip and North Kaibab Ranger District lands. Together with the Dragon Bravo Fire, the two fires affected nearly 205,500 acres of public lands in northern Arizona.
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Coconino County · 2025
White Sage Fire
Historical · 58,985 acres · Final report · contained September 10, 2025
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Incident data
About the White Sage Fire
The White Sage Fire was a 58,985-acre lightning-caused wildfire on the Kaibab Plateau in Coconino County, Arizona. It was first reported on July 9, 2025 and reached containment on September 10, 2025.
White Sage burned simultaneously with the much larger Dragon Bravo Fire to the south, on the same Kaibab Plateau forest landscape. Together the two fires shaped the 2025 North Rim summer and triggered closures across Grand Canyon National Park and the surrounding national forest land.
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.
Fire timeline
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- White Sage and Dragon Bravo fires
- Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team assessing fire severity on the White Sage Fire
Kaibab National Forest initiated a BAER assessment of the 58,985-acre White Sage Fire burned area on August 1. The interdisciplinary team is surveying for flash flood and debris flow risks and will produce a soil burn severity map to guide emergency stabilization on federal lands.
Team changeAugust 2, 2025
Local North Kaibab and BLM Arizona Strip units took command from Color Country Team 2 as containment reached 95%.
Earlier coverage· 6 entries · July 11, 2025 to August 1, 2025
White Sage Fire reaches 95% containment; BAER team begins post-fire assessment
The White Sage Fire is 95% contained at 58,985 acres as of August 1. A BAER team has begun evaluating fire impacts for rehabilitation, suppression line repair is ongoing, and U.S. Route 89A and House Rock Valley Road are open.
Read at Bureau of Land ManagementWhite Sage Fire at 83% containment; Highway 89A reopens as suppression repair continues
The White Sage Fire is at 83% containment and 58,985 acres as of July 31. U.S. Route 89A has reopened and crews are spreading native seed and repairing suppression lines across the fire footprint; smoldering within the perimeter is expected to continue for weeks.
Read at Bureau of Land ManagementWhite Sage Fire: Highway 89A reopens as BLM rescinds Vermilion Cliffs closure
The White Sage Fire reached 83% containment at 59,070 acres on July 28. BLM rescinded the fire area closure near Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and reopened Highway 89A, while suppression repair crews spread native seed and rebuilt fences across the fire footprint.
Read at Bureau of Land ManagementContainmentJuly 27, 2025
Containment reached 83% at 59,065 acres as crews turned to suppression repair.
Source: U.S. Forest Service · July 27, 2025
BLM rescinds Vermilion Cliffs closure as White Sage Fire holds at 83% containment. The White Sage Fire is at 83% containment across 59,065 acres as of July 27. BLM Arizona Strip District lifted the fire area closure near Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, reopening FR 22 and House Rock Valley Road, while crews continue suppression repair and reseeding.
Read at U.S. Forest ServiceBLM rescinds Vermilion Cliffs closure as White Sage Fire holds at 83% containment
The White Sage Fire is at 83% containment across 59,065 acres as of July 27. BLM Arizona Strip District lifted the fire area closure near Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, reopening FR 22 and House Rock Valley Road, while crews continue suppression repair and reseeding.
Read at U.S. Forest ServiceContainmentJuly 16, 2025
First containment reported: 4% at 52,990 acres amid extreme fire behavior.
Source: U.S. Forest Service · July 16, 2025
White Sage Fire Daily Update - July 16, 2025. A lightning-started fire ignited July 9 near Fredonia spread onto the North Kaibab Ranger District, reaching 52,990 acres at 4% containment by July 16. Extreme fire behavior including crown runs and spotting was ongoing, with 667 personnel assigned and Coconino County evacuation notices in place.
Read at U.S. Forest ServiceWhite Sage Fire Daily Update - July 16, 2025
A lightning-started fire ignited July 9 near Fredonia spread onto the North Kaibab Ranger District, reaching 52,990 acres at 4% containment by July 16. Extreme fire behavior including crown runs and spotting was ongoing, with 667 personnel assigned and Coconino County evacuation notices in place.
Read at U.S. Forest ServiceWhite Sage and Dragon Bravo fires: The latest on the wildfires in northern Arizona
KJZZ's live updates page tracks the White Sage and Dragon Bravo fires across northern Arizona from ignition in July through containment in September 2025. Coverage spans acreage growth, road closures, evacuation orders, and crew operations near the Grand Canyon's North Rim.
Read at KJZZFire startJuly 9, 2025
Lightning started a fire July 9 near Fredonia that spread onto the North Kaibab Ranger District.
Source: U.S. Forest Service · July 16, 2025
White Sage Fire Daily Update - July 16, 2025. A lightning-started fire ignited July 9 near Fredonia spread onto the North Kaibab Ranger District, reaching 52,990 acres at 4% containment by July 16. Extreme fire behavior including crown runs and spotting was ongoing, with 667 personnel assigned and Coconino County evacuation notices in place.
Read at U.S. Forest Service
ContainmentJuly 27, 2025
Containment reached 83% at 59,065 acres as crews turned to suppression repair.
Source: U.S. Forest Service · July 27, 2025
BLM rescinds Vermilion Cliffs closure as White Sage Fire holds at 83% containment. The White Sage Fire is at 83% containment across 59,065 acres as of July 27. BLM Arizona Strip District lifted the fire area closure near Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, reopening FR 22 and House Rock Valley Road, while crews continue suppression repair and reseeding.
Read at U.S. Forest ServiceContainmentJuly 16, 2025
First containment reported: 4% at 52,990 acres amid extreme fire behavior.
Source: U.S. Forest Service · July 16, 2025
White Sage Fire Daily Update - July 16, 2025. A lightning-started fire ignited July 9 near Fredonia spread onto the North Kaibab Ranger District, reaching 52,990 acres at 4% containment by July 16. Extreme fire behavior including crown runs and spotting was ongoing, with 667 personnel assigned and Coconino County evacuation notices in place.
Read at U.S. Forest ServiceFire startJuly 9, 2025
Lightning started a fire July 9 near Fredonia that spread onto the North Kaibab Ranger District.
Source: U.S. Forest Service · July 16, 2025
White Sage Fire Daily Update - July 16, 2025. A lightning-started fire ignited July 9 near Fredonia spread onto the North Kaibab Ranger District, reaching 52,990 acres at 4% containment by July 16. Extreme fire behavior including crown runs and spotting was ongoing, with 667 personnel assigned and Coconino County evacuation notices in place.
Read at U.S. Forest Service