Horseshoe 2 Fire
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The Horseshoe 2 Fire was a 2011 wildfire
located along the southeastern flank of the Chiricahua Mountains
in southeastern Arizona
. It began in Horseshoe Canyon on the Douglas Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest
on May 8, 2011, at approximately 11:00 a.m. The fire was started by human activities, and burned over 9000 acre (14.1 sq mi; 3,642.2 ha) in its first day. By June 1, 2011, the fire had burned an area of over 80500 acre (125.8 sq mi; 32,577.2 ha) of grasses, shrubs, and trees along the mountain slopes. By June 8, it had grown to 106661 acre (166.7 sq mi; 43,164.2 ha). By June 17, the fire was 65% contained and had become the fifth-largest wildfire in Arizona history. 100% containment was achieved on June 25 after a total area of 222954 acre (348.4 sq mi; 90,226.4 ha) had burned.
Wildfire
A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area. Other names such as brush fire, bushfire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, squirrel fire, vegetation fire, veldfire, and wilkjjofire may be used to describe the same...
located along the southeastern flank of the Chiricahua Mountains
Chiricahua Mountains
The Chiricahua Mountains are a mountain range in southeastern Arizona which are part of the Basin and Range province of the southwest, and part of the Coronado National Forest...
in southeastern Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. It began in Horseshoe Canyon on the Douglas Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest
Coronado National Forest
The Coronado National Forest includes an area of about 1.78 million acres spread throughout mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico....
on May 8, 2011, at approximately 11:00 a.m. The fire was started by human activities, and burned over 9000 acre (14.1 sq mi; 3,642.2 ha) in its first day. By June 1, 2011, the fire had burned an area of over 80500 acre (125.8 sq mi; 32,577.2 ha) of grasses, shrubs, and trees along the mountain slopes. By June 8, it had grown to 106661 acre (166.7 sq mi; 43,164.2 ha). By June 17, the fire was 65% contained and had become the fifth-largest wildfire in Arizona history. 100% containment was achieved on June 25 after a total area of 222954 acre (348.4 sq mi; 90,226.4 ha) had burned.
External links
- As Arizona Fire Rages, So Does Rumor on Its Origin - New York Times
- Horseshoe Two - InciWebInciWebInciWeb is an interagency all-risk incident web information management system provided by the United States Forest Service released in 2004. It was originally developed for wildland fire emergencies, but can be also used for other emergency incidents .-Introduction:It was developed with two primary...
Incident Information System