96-RCH Fire
The 96-RCH Fire burned 2,945 acres in Pinal County, Arizona, in 1993. It was discovered on June 5, 1993, and contained on June 6, 1993. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 2,945 acres
- Discovered
- June 5, 1993
- Contained
- June 6, 1993
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,482 acres. Point of origin as reported, 32.876, -111.111.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,945 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,482 acres
- Discovered
- June 5, 1993, 10:13 a.m. local time
- Contained
- June 6, 1993, 9:30 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Pinal County
- Reporting unit
- Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- AZ3288511109019930605
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- SCHMIDT_4930399
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Arizona in 199312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markham Fire | 35,696 | Jun 15, 1993 | Natural |
| Springs Fire | 12,495 | Jun 25, 1993 | Human |
| Cedar Wash Fire | 7,407 | Jun 20, 1993 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,628 | Jul 31, 1993 | Human |
| Ranch Fire | 6,185 | Apr 29, 1993 | Human |
| Haquahala Fire | 4,824 | Jul 14, 1993 | Natural |
| Piety Fire | 4,800 | Jun 15, 1993 | Natural |
| Ravine Fire | 3,500 | Jun 26, 1993 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,389 | Jun 10, 1993 | Human |
| Edwards Fire | 3,094 | Aug 1, 1993 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,770 | Jun 27, 1993 | |
| Sunland Fire | 2,560 | May 29, 1993 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.