Saddle Fire
The Saddle Fire was reported on June 24, 2017 in Cochise County, Arizona and burned 5,128 acres. It was declared out on July 18, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,128 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 24, 2017
- Personnel
- 46
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 31.589, -109.428.
The incident
- Size
- 5,128 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 24, 2017 at 3:10 PM MST
- Contained
- July 18, 2017 at 9:30 AM MST
- Controlled
- July 18, 2017 at 10:30 AM MST
- Declared out
- July 18, 2017 at 11:30 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Approx 20 North of DOuglas, AZ Pedregosa Mtns
- County
- Cochise County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 46
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $790,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AZCNF-000581
- IRWIN identifier
- 9F6FFA90-EC06-49B2-B21E-B7207B1A7824
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pirtleville, 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 March 11, 2019 at 1:55 PM MST. Identifier 2017-AZCNF-000581.