Buick Fire
The Buick Fire burned 2,500 acres in Arizona, in 1993. It was discovered on June 27, 1993, and contained on June 27, 1993. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 2,500 acres
- Discovered
- June 27, 1993
- Contained
- June 27, 1993
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,172 acres. Point of origin as reported, 33.193, -111.834.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,500 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,172 acres
- Discovered
- June 27, 1993, 5:10 a.m. local time
- Contained
- June 27, 1993, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Arizona
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Pima Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- AZ3318211182319930627
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- W-413719
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 |
| 96-RCH Fire | 2,945 | Jun 5, 1993 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,770 | Jun 27, 1993 |
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.