Unnamed Fire
The Unnamed Fire burned 800 acres in Maricopa County, Arizona, in 1993. It was discovered on May 8, 1993, and contained on May 10, 1993. MTBS dates its ignition to May 26, 1993. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 800 acres
- Discovered
- May 8, 1993
- Contained
- May 10, 1993
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,201 acres. Point of origin as reported, 33.885, -112.012.
The record
- Reported final size
- 800 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,201 acres
- Discovered
- May 8, 1993, 11:14 a.m. local time
- Ignition (MTBS)
- May 26, 1993
- Contained
- May 10, 1993, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Maricopa County
- Reporting unit
- Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Other fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- AZ3388711201619930526
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- SCHMIDT_4930176
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.