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Huachuca Mountains Fire History

Recent Major Fires

Fire History map for Huachuca Mountains

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Make your own version of this map using our Dynamic Fire History Map tool for the Huachuca Mountains.

   

Ryan Fire

Start Date: 4/29/02
Containment Date: 5/4/02
Acres Burned: 38,000
Suppression Costs: $1,243,274
Cause: Human Ignition

Merritt Fire

Start Date: April 2002
Containment Date: 4/24/02
Acres Burned: >2,650
Structures Lost: 2
Suppression Costs:
Cause:

Oversite Fire

Start Date: 3/1/02
Containment Date: 3/15/02
Acres Burned: 2,189
Suppression Costs: $1,585,000
Cause: Human Ignition

Peak Fire

Start Date: June 1988
Acres Burned: 3,700
Assets Lost: Much of the Coronado National Memorial
Suppression Costs:
Cause: Started in Mexico, then spread to United States

Ryan Fire at the Audubon Research Ranch
The Ryan Wildfire approaches the Audubon Research Ranch in Elgin, AZ
photo courtesy Audubon Research Ranch

 

 
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