Wildfires of 2002

Mud Fire

2002Mohave County, ArizonaWildfire

The Mud Fire burned 1,710 acres in Mohave County, Arizona, in 2002. It was discovered on June 1, 2002, and contained on June 8, 2002. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
1,710 acres
Discovered
June 1, 2002
Contained
June 8, 2002
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.633, -113.556.

The record

Reported final size
1,710 acres
Discovered
June 1, 2002, 12:23 p.m. local time
Contained
June 8, 2002, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
Arizona
County
Mohave County
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Land Management
Reporting unit
Arizona Strip Field Office
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-108012

Other large fires in Arizona in 200212

FireAcresStartCause
Rodeo Fire259,159Jun 18, 2002Human
Ryan Fire38,179Apr 29, 2002Human
Bullock Fire30,600May 20, 2002Human
Walker Fire16,369Jun 12, 2002Human
Little Fire8,800May 4, 2002Human
Darnell Fire5,942Jun 28, 2002Natural
Trick Fire5,550Aug 21, 2002Natural
City Hall Fire5,312May 14, 2002Human
Oak Tree Fire4,471Feb 21, 2002Human
Carrizo 1 Fire4,033Jun 28, 2002Natural
Vock Cyn Fire3,674Feb 20, 2002
Packrat Complex3,470Aug 15, 2002Natural

Every fire of 2002 Arizona fire history

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.