Wildfires of 2012

Trail Fire

2012ArizonaWildfire

The Trail Fire burned 2,510 acres in Arizona, in 2012. It was discovered on August 12, 2012, and contained on September 13, 2012. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
2,510 acres
Discovered
August 12, 2012
Contained
September 13, 2012
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.313, -109.752.

The record

Reported final size
2,510 acres
Discovered
August 12, 2012, 3:40 p.m. local time
Contained
September 13, 2012, 4:15 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
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-651760

Other large fires in Arizona in 201212

FireAcresStartCause
Hobble Complex34,200Jul 12, 2012Natural
Black Canyon Fire18,392Jun 27, 2012Human
Grapevine Fire18,300Jun 28, 2012Natural
Sunflower Fire17,618May 12, 2012Human
Gladiator Fire16,240May 13, 2012Human
Campini Fire12,015May 21, 2012Human
Poco Fire11,936Jun 14, 2012Human
Canyon Fire8,716Jun 29, 2012Natural
Fox Fire7,474Jun 16, 2012Natural
Shorten Fire7,092Sep 25, 2012Natural
School Canyon Fire7,049May 8, 2012Human
Squaw Creek Fire5,305Jul 11, 2012Natural

Every fire of 2012 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.