Adams Fire
The Adams Fire burned 1,040 acres in Cochise County, Arizona, in 2008. It was discovered on June 21, 2008, and contained on June 25, 2008. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,040 acres
- Discovered
- June 21, 2008
- Contained
- June 25, 2008
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,205 acres. Point of origin as reported, 32.043, -110.119.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,040 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,205 acres
- Discovered
- June 21, 2008, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 25, 2008, 11:59 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Cochise County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- AZA3S
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2008_AZ-A3S-080440
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Arizona in 200812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marteen Wfu Fire | 10,789 | Aug 7, 2008 | Natural |
| Lane 2 Fire | 9,629 | Jun 28, 2008 | Human |
| Jack Wood Wfu Fire | 8,609 | Jun 23, 2008 | Natural |
| Hot Air Fire | 8,300 | Jun 22, 2008 | Natural |
| White Tank Fire | 8,135 | Jun 23, 2008 | Natural |
| Distillery Fire | 7,950 | Jun 21, 2008 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,855 | May 21, 2008 | |
| Ethan Fire | 6,660 | Jun 25, 2008 | Natural |
| Alamo Fire | 5,070 | Apr 18, 2008 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,940 | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| Meadow Fire | 3,876 | Feb 14, 2008 | Human |
| Eagle Fire | 3,852 | Apr 22, 2008 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.