BlockEl Mirage, Arizona
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Phoenix census division. It lies in ZIP code area 85204. The Survey maps it on the Mesa quadrangle.
On record in El Mirage
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Tal'-Wi-Wi Ranchlisted 2025
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1913 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mesa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
601 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 601 fires within 5 miles of El Mirage between 1995 and 2020, burning about 1,276 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 578 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mesa Fire and Medical Department | NOT NAMED |
| 8 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mesa Fire and Medical Department | 71440 |
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mesa Fire and Medical Department | 71180 |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mesa Fire and Medical Department | NOT NAMED |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mesa Fire and Medical Department | 70804 |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office | not named |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mesa Fire and Medical Department | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mesa Fire and Medical Department | NOT NAMED |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
8 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names El Mirage in 8 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Lightning | El Mirage | 2 hurt | Thunderstorms developed across the northwest portion of the greater Phoenix area during the evening hours on August 8th; in addition to strong wind and heavy rain, one of the storms generated very dangerous and nearly deadly cloud to ground lightning in the town of El Mirage. According to a local broadcast media report, at 1924MST cloud to ground lightning struck 2 males; both were 14 years of age and both suffered serious but not fatal injuries. The injuries occurred about 1 mile south of El Mirage and just north of the Pueble El Mirage Golf Club. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Mirage | $25,000 | Thunderstorms with strong and gusty outflow winds moved through the northwest portion of the greater Phoenix area during the evening hours on July 30th. Some of the stronger storms generated gusty damaging outflow winds that affected areas around the community of El Mirage. According to a trained weather spotter located about 2 miles northwest of El Mirage, two cars were damaged when tree limbs about 4 to 6 inches across were downed and fell upon the cars. The gusty winds were estimated to be as high as 65 mph. The cars were located in the parking lot of a Walmart store at Dysart Road and Thunderbird Road. The wind damage also resulted in telephones being out in the area. No injuries were reported. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Mirage | $500 | A large tree was uprooted near 91st Avenue and Beardsley Road. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | El Mirage | - | A photo shows a vehicle became stranded in two to three feet of water near the intersection of Dell Webb Boulevard and Bell Road. Timing estimated from radar and other nearby reports. No injuries were reported and extent of water damage to the vehicle is unknown. |
| February 2010 | Heavy Rain | El Mirage | - | Heavy rain and small hail reported. Hail diameter was about one quarter inch. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Mirage | - | A trained spotter reported multiple trees down along with extensive wind damage west of El Mirage, in the area between Greenway Road and Thunderbird, and 131st Avenue and Litchfield. In addition to trees blown over, limbs 6 inches in diameter and larger were blown off of trees. The damage was a result of microburst winds estimated to be in excess of 75kt. Emergency crews were reported to be in the area. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Mirage | - | Winds from a severe thunderstorm demolished a shed and uprooted a tree. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | El Mirage | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Palm Village | 0.3 miles | 21 | |
| Brentwood West | 0.4 miles | 22 | |
| Lemontree | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Cypress Estates | 0.5 miles | 22 | |
| Summer Mesa | 0.6 miles | 21 | |
| Fiesta Park | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Citrus Gardens | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Golden West Estates | 0.9 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 24845. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.