Sheep Fire
The Sheep Fire was reported on July 3, 2017 in Cochise County, Arizona and burned 4,617 acres. It was declared out on July 21, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,617 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2017
- Personnel
- 46
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 32.214, -109.484.
The incident
- Size
- 4,617 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2017 at 10:03 PM MST
- Contained
- July 12, 2017 at 2:30 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 21, 2017 at 8:39 AM MST
- Declared out
- July 21, 2017 at 8:40 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- NE OF FT BOWIE, DOS CABEZAS MTS
- County
- Cochise County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Bowie
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 46
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AZGID-000650
- IRWIN identifier
- E458EE32-76E9-4308-AF8F-90909BF6C24F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Willcox, AZ covers the area today.
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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 29, 2021 at 10:38 AM MST. Identifier 2017-AZGID-000650.