Mexico 8 Fire
The Mexico 8 Fire burned 1,645 acres in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, in 1999. It was discovered on May 23, 1999, and contained on May 29, 1999. The cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
- Size
- 1,645 acres
- Discovered
- May 23, 1999
- Contained
- May 29, 1999
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 31.355, -111.122.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,645 acres
- Discovered
- May 23, 1999, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 29, 1999, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Recreation and ceremony
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- Reporting unit
- Coronado National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-343665
Other large fires in Arizona in 199912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumpspring Fire | 16,816 | May 28, 1999 | Natural |
| Harcuvar Fire | 15,980 | May 27, 1999 | Natural |
| Chiva Fire | 10,615 | ||
| Box Canyon Fire | 6,476 | Jun 18, 1999 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,751 | Oct 28, 1999 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,736 | Oct 28, 1999 | |
| Hot Spring Fire | 4,735 | May 20, 1999 | |
| Rainbow Fire | 4,383 | Jun 11, 1999 | Human |
| High Fire | 4,334 | Apr 14, 1999 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,210 | Oct 28, 1999 | |
| Arrastra Fire | 2,400 | Jun 18, 1999 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,393 | Nov 13, 1999 |
Nearby
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.