Black Canyon Fire
The Black Canyon Fire burned 18,392 acres in Arizona, in 2012. It was discovered on June 27, 2012, and contained on August 1, 2012. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 18,392 acres
- Discovered
- June 27, 2012
- Contained
- August 1, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 17,097 acres. Point of origin as reported, 35.727, -113.811.
The record
- Reported final size
- 18,392 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 17,097 acres
- Discovered
- June 27, 2012, 3:19 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 1, 2012, 4:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Arizona
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Truxton Canyon Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- AZ3572811381120120627
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-643105
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 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobble Complex | 34,200 | Jul 12, 2012 | Natural |
| Grapevine Fire | 18,300 | Jun 28, 2012 | Natural |
| Sunflower Fire | 17,618 | May 12, 2012 | Human |
| Gladiator Fire | 16,240 | May 13, 2012 | Human |
| Campini Fire | 12,015 | May 21, 2012 | Human |
| Poco Fire | 11,936 | Jun 14, 2012 | Human |
| Canyon Fire | 8,716 | Jun 29, 2012 | Natural |
| Fox Fire | 7,474 | Jun 16, 2012 | Natural |
| Shorten Fire | 7,092 | Sep 25, 2012 | Natural |
| School Canyon Fire | 7,049 | May 8, 2012 | Human |
| Squaw Creek Fire | 5,305 | Jul 11, 2012 | Natural |
| Mistake Peak Fire | 5,220 | Aug 8, 2012 | 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.