West Fire
The West Fire burned 1,202 acres in Cochise County, Arizona, in 2003. It was discovered on July 14, 2003, and contained on July 26, 2003. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,202 acres
- Discovered
- July 14, 2003
- Contained
- July 26, 2003
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 31.478, -110.116.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,202 acres
- Discovered
- July 14, 2003, 10:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 26, 2003, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Cochise County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Gila District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-115913
Other large fires in Arizona in 200312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Fire | 82,440 | Jun 17, 2003 | Human |
| Kinishba Fire | 24,109 | Jul 13, 2003 | Natural |
| Picture Fire | 12,900 | Jun 17, 2003 | Human |
| Poplar Fire | 12,000 | Sep 4, 2003 | Natural |
| Thomas Fire | 10,644 | Jun 6, 2003 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,912 | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| Steeple Fire | 6,105 | Jul 12, 2003 | Natural |
| Lizard Fire | 5,270 | Jun 7, 2003 | Natural |
| Skeleton Fire | 4,300 | Jul 15, 2003 | Natural |
| Powell Fire | 3,611 | Jun 15, 2003 | Natural |
| Helens 2 Fire | 3,597 | Jun 17, 2003 | Natural |
| Rose Fire | 3,483 |
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.