Babo Fire
The Babo Fire was reported on November 14, 2018 in Santa Cruz County, Arizona and burned 2,473 acres. It was declared out on November 23, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,473 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 14, 2018
- Personnel
- 54
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 31.588, -110.491.
The incident
- Size
- 2,473 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- November 14, 2018 at 9:42 AM MST
- Contained
- November 16, 2018 at 2:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- November 17, 2018 at 3:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 23, 2018 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 12 Miles West of Sierra Vista
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 54
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $65,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-AZA3S-001812
- IRWIN identifier
- 9E28779F-AB06-4308-974F-0D13CA835E3B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Huachuca City, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Huachuca City, AZ10 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Whetstone, AZ11 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Sierra Vista, AZ11 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ19 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Tombstone, AZ26 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Saint David, AZ27 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 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 November 28, 2018 at 1:17 PM MST. Identifier 2018-AZA3S-001812.