Walnut Fire
The Walnut Fire was reported on June 20, 2021 in Cochise County, Arizona and burned 10,667 acres. It was declared out on July 10, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 10,667 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2021
- Personnel
- 35
Map
Perimeter mapped June 27, 2021 at 1:00 AM MST, 10,660 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 32.074, -110.093.
The incident
- Size
- 10,667 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2021 at 6:01 AM MST
- Contained
- June 29, 2021 at 5:15 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 2, 2021 at 3:45 PM MST
- Declared out
- July 10, 2021 at 5:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Mid way between Benson and Willcox AZ, Texas Canyon
- County
- Cochise County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Benson
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 35
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,400,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-AZA3S-001033
- IRWIN identifier
- 945669FF-7D66-4DEB-8193-101D6E1F8BA5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Saint David, AZ 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 December 9, 2021 at 3:40 PM MST. Identifier 2021-AZA3S-001033.