Wildfires of 1993

Tanner Fire

1993ArizonaWildfire

The Tanner Fire burned 1,800 acres in Arizona, in 1993. It was discovered on August 17, 1993, and contained on August 17, 1993. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

Size
1,800 acres
Discovered
August 17, 1993
Contained
August 17, 1993
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.165, -111.989.

The record

Reported final size
1,800 acres
Discovered
August 17, 1993, 11:58 a.m. local time
Contained
August 17, 1993, 7:30 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Debris and open burning
State
Arizona
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Reporting unit
Pima Agency
Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-414021

Other large fires in Arizona in 199312

FireAcresStartCause
Markham Fire35,696Jun 15, 1993Natural
Springs Fire12,495Jun 25, 1993Human
Cedar Wash Fire7,407Jun 20, 1993Natural
Unnamed Fire6,628Jul 31, 1993Human
Ranch Fire6,185Apr 29, 1993Human
Haquahala Fire4,824Jul 14, 1993Natural
Piety Fire4,800Jun 15, 1993Natural
Ravine Fire3,500Jun 26, 1993
Unnamed Fire3,389Jun 10, 1993Human
Edwards Fire3,094Aug 1, 1993Natural
96-RCH Fire2,945Jun 5, 1993Human
Unnamed Fire2,770Jun 27, 1993

Every fire of 1993 Arizona fire history

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Sources

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.