Flying R Fire
The Flying R Fire was reported on June 14, 2017 in Santa Cruz County, Arizona and burned 2,270 acres. It was declared out on July 5, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,270 acres
- Contained
- 75%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2017
- Personnel
- 115
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 31.433, -110.695.
The incident
- Size
- 2,270 acres
- Containment
- 75%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2017 at 11:57 AM MST
- Contained
- June 16, 2017 at 6:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- June 22, 2017 at 1:50 PM MST
- Declared out
- July 5, 2017 at 2:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- MOWRY CANYON
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 115
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AZCNF-000517
- IRWIN identifier
- 51E5D57F-4CD4-4466-93E7-8F7A0C106DBD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Patagonia, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Patagonia, AZ8 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Nogales, AZ15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Rio Rico, AZ17 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Tubac, AZ24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Sierra Vista, AZ25 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Huachuca City, AZ25 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 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 July 5, 2017 at 2:04 PM MST. Identifier 2017-AZCNF-000517.