Soto Fire
The Soto Fire was reported on August 7, 2023 in Pima County, Arizona and burned 1,046 acres. It was declared out on August 16, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,046 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2023
- Personnel
- 48
Map
Perimeter mapped October 16, 2023 at 7:18 AM MST, 5 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 31.934, -111.234.
The incident
- Size
- 1,046 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2023 at 3:51 PM MST
- Contained
- August 10, 2023 at 5:10 PM MST
- Controlled
- August 12, 2023 at 10:45 AM MST
- Declared out
- August 16, 2023 at 12:19 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 miles Southeast of Three Points, AZ
- County
- Pima County
- State
- Arizona
- Nearest city reported
- Three Points, AZ
- Protecting agency
- DFFM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 48
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $160,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AZA3S-231485
- IRWIN identifier
- FAFD36CF-8D32-4589-9593-5CDF919972F9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Three Points, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Three Points, AZ11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Green Valley, AZ15 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Valencia West, AZ15 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Sahuarita, AZ16 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Arivaca Junction, AZ18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- East Sahuarita, AZ18 miles east of the fire’s origin
Arizona wildfires today Wildfires of 2023 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 May 22, 2024 at 6:23 PM MST. Identifier 2023-AZA3S-231485.