| Bighorn Fire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Bighorn Fire seen from space on satellite image | |
| Date(s) | June 5, 2020 – July 23, 2020 |
| Location | Santa Catalina Mountains, near Tucson, Arizona[1] |
| Coordinates | 32°22′41″N 110°56′35″W / 32.378°N 110.943°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 119,987 acres (48,557 ha) |
| Impacts | |
| Non-fatal injuries | 7 |
| Damage | $37 million[2] |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Map | |
  Location in Arizona | |
The Bighorn Fire was a wildfire in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona.[3] It burned 119,987 acres (48,557 ha) until it was finally put out on July 23, 2020. A lightning strike from a storm at 9:46 PM on June 5, 2020 caused the fire.[1] The fire was named after the bighorn sheep that inhabit the area.[4]
The fire threatened hundreds of homes[5] and multiple evacuations occurred. The first evacuations occurred in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood in Northern Tucson. The following day, residents in the Oro Valley section of the Catalina Foothills were ordered to evacuate.[6] On June 16, Mount Lemmon and Summerhaven were evacuated.[7] The length of the burn was attributed to rough mountainous terrain and inaccessibility. Additionally, the dry hot weather of the area made it even more difficult to fight the fire. The first storms of Tucson’s monsoon season are credited with helping emergency crews get the fire under control and to eventually put it out.[8]
- ^ a b "Incident Overview". InciWeb.
- ^ "UPDATE: Bighorn Fire". KOLD.com.
- ^ "Bighorn fire near Tucson has burned over 6,000 acres and is threatening hundreds of homes". CNN. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Bighorn Fire threatening 850 homes, has potential to become 'major disaster,' feds say". Tucson.com. 11 June 2020.
- ^ Devoid, Alex (11 June 2020). "Bighorn Fire map: Fire near Tucson threatening hundreds of homes". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12.
- ^ Childs, Jan Wesner (11 June 2020). "Arizona's Bighorn Wildfire Forces Evacuations Near Tucson". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12.
- ^ "Mount Lemmon, Summerhaven under evacuation as crews battle Bighorn Fire". Tucson.com. 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Bighorn Fire: First monsoon storm helps 'put a damper' on fire". Tucson.com. 12 July 2020.