Arizona wildfires

Sheep Fire

OutCochise County, Arizona2017Wildfire

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.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Willcox

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.

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 29, 2021 at 10:38 AM MST. Identifier 2017-AZGID-000650.