Bear Canyon Fire
The Bear Canyon Fire burned 20,029 acres in Arizona, in 2009. It was discovered on July 14, 2009, and contained on September 9, 2009. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 20,029 acres
- Discovered
- July 14, 2009
- Contained
- September 9, 2009
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 18,987 acres. Point of origin as reported, 33.542, -110.283.
The record
- Reported final size
- 20,029 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 18,987 acres
- Discovered
- July 14, 2009, 2:38 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 9, 2009, 4:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Arizona
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- San Carlos Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildland fire use
- MTBS fire identifier
- AZ3355811022720090714
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- W-593762
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 200912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Horn Fire | 23,668 | Jun 11, 2009 | Human |
| Hog Fire | 16,802 | Mar 1, 2009 | Human |
| Wildhorse Complex | 13,790 | Jul 21, 2009 | Natural |
| San Juan Fire | 9,200 | Jul 14, 2009 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 8,864 | Apr 14, 2009 | |
| Cross Fire | 7,718 | Jul 1, 2009 | Natural |
| Chevlon Complex (Weimer) Fire | 6,399 | Jul 27, 2009 | Natural |
| Reno Fire | 6,322 | Sep 7, 2009 | Natural |
| Melendrez Pass Fire | 5,791 | May 29, 2009 | Natural |
| Guthrie Fire | 4,852 | Jul 11, 2009 | Natural |
| Aspen Fire | 4,276 | Jul 29, 2009 | Natural |
| Canelo Fire | 4,208 | May 6, 2009 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.