Wildfires of 2005

Hillside Fire

2005ArizonaWildfire

The Hillside Fire burned 1,852 acres in Arizona, in 2005. It was discovered on July 17, 2005, and contained on August 5, 2005. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
1,852 acres
Discovered
July 17, 2005
Contained
August 5, 2005
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.427, -112.904.

The record

Reported final size
1,852 acres
Discovered
July 17, 2005, 7:14 p.m. local time
Contained
August 5, 2005, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
Arizona
Reporting unit
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
SFO-2005AZAZS-AZ-050855

Other large fires in Arizona in 200512

FireAcresStartCause
Cave Creek Complex248,310Jun 21, 2005Natural
Edge Complex72,000Jul 16, 2005Natural
Goldwater Fire58,536Jun 16, 2005Human
Cow Fire44,707Jul 21, 2005Natural
Tweedy Point Fire35,639Jun 28, 2005Natural
Sh Ranch Complex32,126Jul 17, 2005Natural
Mt Bangs Complex28,177Jun 24, 2005Natural
King Valley Fire26,000Oct 1, 2005Human
Florida Fire23,183Jul 7, 2005Natural
Perkins Complex22,477Jun 22, 2005Natural
Tank Complex20,551Jul 19, 2005Human
Sand Tank Complex (Sand Tank) Fire17,131Jun 29, 2005Human

Every fire of 2005 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.