West Hemp Fire
The West Hemp Fire was reported on June 27, 2023 in Cochise County, Arizona and burned 1,098 acres. It was declared out on July 8, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,098 acres
- Contained
- 76%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2023
- Personnel
- 80
Map
Perimeter mapped October 16, 2023 at 3:29 PM MST, 0 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 31.573, -110.423.
The incident
- Size
- 1,098 acres
- Containment
- 76%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2023 at 9:18 AM MST
- Contained
- June 28, 2023 at 6:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- July 8, 2023 at 3:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- July 8, 2023 at 6:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- WEST HEMP AND CANELO ROADS ON FT. HUACHUCA
- County
- Cochise County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USA
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Personnel assigned
- 80
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $755,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AZCNF-000529
- IRWIN identifier
- 454A3812-E37E-4A19-AE20-814F5EEEE783
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Huachuca City, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Huachuca City, AZ6 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Sierra Vista, AZ7 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Whetstone, AZ9 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ15 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Tombstone, AZ23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Saint David, AZ26 miles northeast 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 October 20, 2023 at 3:01 PM MST. Identifier 2023-AZCNF-000529.