Sunland Fire
The Sunland Fire burned 2,560 acres in Pinal County, Arizona, in 1993. It was discovered on May 29, 1993, and contained on May 30, 1993. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 2,560 acres
- Discovered
- May 29, 1993
- Contained
- May 30, 1993
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,524 acres. Point of origin as reported, 32.709, -111.656.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,560 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,524 acres
- Discovered
- May 29, 1993, 4:55 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 30, 1993, 3:00 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
- AZ3270611164719930529
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- SCHMIDT_4930340
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.