Winchester Fire
The Winchester Fire burned 1,100 acres in Cochise County, Arizona, in 2012. It was discovered on June 27, 2012, and contained on June 28, 2012. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- June 27, 2012
- Contained
- June 28, 2012
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 32.319, -109.985.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- June 27, 2012, 7:05 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 28, 2012, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Cochise County
- Reporting unit
- Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - State Office
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2012AZAZS-AZ-120770
Other large fires in Arizona in 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobble Complex | 34,200 | Jul 12, 2012 | Natural |
| Black Canyon Fire | 18,392 | Jun 27, 2012 | Human |
| 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 |
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.