Tonto Canyon Fire
The Tonto Canyon Fire was reported on June 12, 2022 in Santa Cruz County, Arizona and burned 9,264 acres. It was declared out on July 14, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 9,264 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 12, 2022
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped October 6, 2023 at 10:24 AM MST, 13,562 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 31.375, -111.192.
The incident
- Size
- 9,264 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 12, 2022 at 10:30 AM MST
- Contained
- June 22, 2022 at 7:00 AM MST
- Controlled
- June 26, 2022 at 5:30 PM MST
- Declared out
- July 14, 2022 at 3:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- PAJARITA WILDERNESS
- County
- Santa Cruz County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,900,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AZCNF-000456
- IRWIN identifier
- 15D53B22-822B-46A1-8F87-A7668139762A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rio Rico, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Rio Rico, AZ14 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Nogales, AZ15 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Tubac, AZ19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Arivaca Junction, AZ25 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Green Valley, AZ35 miles north of the fire’s origin
- East Sahuarita, AZ42 miles north of the fire’s origin
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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 September 10, 2022 at 1:46 PM MST. Identifier 2022-AZCNF-000456.