Winchester Fire
The Winchester Fire was reported on July 25, 2018 in Cochise County, Arizona and burned 1,708 acres. It was declared out on August 15, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,708 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2018
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 32.280, -109.955.
The incident
- Size
- 1,708 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2018 at 11:38 PM MST
- Contained
- July 31, 2018 at 1:15 PM MST
- Controlled
- August 5, 2018 at 6:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- August 15, 2018 at 6:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Winchester
- County
- Cochise County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,750
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-AZA3S-001317
- IRWIN identifier
- 482DEA3D-1D52-4F2E-BC4F-E2D1AE9A2630
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Willcox, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Willcox, AZ7 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Benson, AZ29 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Saint David, AZ30 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Swift Trail Junction, AZ34 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Mescal, AZ34 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Cactus Flat, AZ36 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 August 16, 2018 at 2:38 PM MST. Identifier 2018-AZA3S-001317.