Cow Canyon Fire
The Cow Canyon Fire was reported on August 18, 2020 in Greenlee County, Arizona and burned 35,371 acres. It was declared out on December 16, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 35,371 acres
- Contained
- 95%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2020
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped October 2, 2020 at 9:21 AM MDT, 30,483 acres (remote sensing derived). Point of origin 33.558, -109.093.
The incident
- Size
- 35,371 acres
- Containment
- 95%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2020 at 4:35 PM MDT
- Contained
- December 4, 2020 at 4:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- December 16, 2020 at 12:30 PM MST
- Declared out
- December 16, 2020 at 12:33 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 18 miles South of Alpine AZ
- County
- Greenlee County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Blue
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,850,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AZASF-000819
- IRWIN identifier
- 4BEA795B-C4C2-4B6F-92BE-D1BF08277DBF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Reserve, NM covers the area today.
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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 14, 2021 at 11:45 AM MST. Identifier 2020-AZASF-000819.