Emigrant Fire
The Emigrant Fire was reported on June 6, 2020 in Cochise County, Arizona and burned 4,756 acres. It was declared out on August 18, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,756 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 6, 2020
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped June 8, 2020 at 8:38 AM MST, 2,550 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.095, -109.373.
The incident
- Size
- 4,756 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 6, 2020 at 5:20 AM MST
- Contained
- June 14, 2020 at 3:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- June 20, 2020 at 2:30 PM MST
- Declared out
- August 18, 2020 at 4:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILLCOX AZ
- County
- Cochise County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-AZCNF-000417
- IRWIN identifier
- A7C18C5A-0A83-4916-B619-C781C5554E82
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Willcox, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Willcox, AZ29 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Lordsburg, NM43 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Swift Trail Junction, AZ48 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Tombstone, AZ49 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Cactus Flat, AZ50 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Saint David, AZ51 miles west 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 August 24, 2020 at 8:26 AM MST. Identifier 2020-AZCNF-000417.