Swisshelms Fire
The Swisshelms Fire was reported on June 27, 2017 in Cochise County, Arizona and burned 15,177 acres. It was declared out on July 17, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 15,177 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2017
- Personnel
- 30
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 31.681, -109.524.
The incident
- Size
- 15,177 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2017 at 5:08 PM MST
- Contained
- July 8, 2017 at 6:44 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 17, 2017 at 2:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- July 17, 2017 at 2:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 miles East of Elfrida, AZ
- County
- Cochise County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Personnel assigned
- 30
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,104,533
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-AZA3S-005188
- IRWIN identifier
- D4701728-9D6F-40B0-B286-809BFE0E250C
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 December 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM MST. Identifier 2017-AZA3S-005188.