Rim Fire
The Rim Fire was reported on July 21, 2016 in Graham County, Arizona and burned 8,872 acres. It was declared out on August 16, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,872 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2016
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 33.508, -109.935.
The incident
- Size
- 8,872 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2016 at 3:58 PM MST
- Contained
- August 3, 2016 at 5:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- August 4, 2016 at 5:30 PM MST
- Declared out
- August 16, 2016 at 5:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Graham County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- San Carols
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $70,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-AZSCA-001039
- IRWIN identifier
- 5B389939-D7CA-482D-8B46-491E62E10258
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sevenmile, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 18, 2020 at 3:32 PM MST. Identifier 2016-AZSCA-001039.