Moccasin Fire
The Moccasin Fire burned 1,500 acres in Arizona, in 2000. It was discovered on July 21, 2000, and contained on July 25, 2000. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 2000
- Contained
- July 25, 2000
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.977, -112.778.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 2000, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 25, 2000, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Arizona
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Southern Paiute Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-436698
Other large fires in Arizona in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlet Fire | 15,427 | May 10, 2000 | Human |
| Coon Creek Fire | 9,359 | Apr 26, 2000 | Human |
| Pumpkin Fire | 8,759 | May 25, 2000 | Natural |
| Ridge Fire | 8,690 | Jul 22, 2000 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,064 | Apr 29, 2000 | |
| Gus Fire | 5,700 | Apr 9, 2000 | Human |
| CITYHALL2 Fire | 5,200 | Jun 2, 2000 | Human |
| Deluge Fire | 3,974 | Feb 9, 2000 | |
| Lane Fire | 2,750 | May 14, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,516 | May 23, 2000 | |
| Peak Fire | 2,310 | Jul 30, 2000 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,081 | May 23, 2000 |
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.