Wagon Draw Fire
The Wagon Draw Fire burned 1,252 acres in Navajo County, Arizona, in 2009. It was discovered on July 13, 2009, and contained on July 30, 2009. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,252 acres
- Discovered
- July 13, 2009
- Contained
- July 30, 2009
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,252 acres, mapped by gps - uncorrected data. Point of origin as reported, 34.482, -110.800.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,252 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,252 acres
- Discovered
- July 13, 2009, 7:30 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 30, 2009, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Navajo County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- AZASF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2009-AZASF-000066
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1483689
- Perimeter map method
- GPS - Uncorrected Data
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 |
| Bear Canyon Fire | 20,029 | Jul 14, 2009 | Natural |
| 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 |
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.