Bighorn Fire
The Bighorn Fire was reported on June 5, 2020 in Pima County, Arizona and burned 119,978 acres. It was declared out on December 11, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 119,978 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 5, 2020
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeter mapped July 10, 2020 at 4:35 PM MST, 119,541 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 32.378, -110.927.
The incident
- Size
- 119,978 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 5, 2020 at 10:05 PM MST
- Contained
- July 23, 2020 at 11:15 AM MST
- Controlled
- August 18, 2020 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- December 11, 2020 at 2:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- NORTHWEST OF TUCSON.
- County
- Pima County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- TUCSON
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $44,463,612
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AZCNF-000413
- IRWIN identifier
- CD3AC2F4-39F6-4515-8E1E-E8788A3D5E04
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Oro Valley, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Oro Valley, AZ2 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Casas Adobes, AZ6 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Catalina Foothills, AZ6 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Tortolita, AZ6 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Flowing Wells, AZ8 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Catalina, AZ9 miles north of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2020 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 January 4, 2021 at 10:41 AM MST. Identifier 2020-AZCNF-000413.