Boss Ranch Fire
The Boss Ranch Fire was reported on March 7, 2016 in Cochise County, Arizona and burned 1,253 acres. It was declared out on March 28, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,253 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 7, 2016
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 31.566, -109.362.
The incident
- Size
- 1,253 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 7, 2016 at 4:14 PM MST
- Contained
- March 18, 2016 at 6:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- March 28, 2016 at 5:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- March 28, 2016 at 5:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Cochise County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- 20 MILES NE OF DOUGLAS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $101,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-AZCNF-000191
- IRWIN identifier
- EC924996-F010-460B-837C-4700276DB9F3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pirtleville, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pirtleville, AZ19 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Douglas, AZ19 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bisbee, AZ34 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Naco, AZ38 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Tombstone, AZ43 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ51 miles west of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated January 29, 2021 at 11:01 AM MST. Identifier 2016-AZCNF-000191.