Horseshoe 2 Fire

Horseshoe 2 Fire
Photograph of the Horseshoe 2 Fire from space
Date(s)May 8, 2011-June 25, 2011
LocationArizona
Statistics
Burned area222,954 acres (348.366 sq mi; 90,226 ha) (as of 26 June 2011)[1]
Land useforest, wildland/urban interface
Impacts
Structures destroyed23
Damage$50.2 million[1]
Ignition
Causehuman activities
Map
Map
Perimeter of Horseshoe 2 Fire (map data)
Wallow and Horseshoe Two fires (lower left) on June 12, 2011.
Horseshoe 2 Fire is located in Arizona
Horseshoe 2 Fire
Horseshoe 2 Fire

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.[2] The fire was started by human activities,[2][3] and burned over 9,000 acres (14 sq mi; 3,600 ha) in its first day.[4] By June 1, 2011, the fire had burned an area of over 80,500 acres (125.8 sq mi; 32,600 ha) of grasses, shrubs, and trees along the mountain slopes.[5] By June 8, it had grown to 106,661 acres (166.658 sq mi; 43,164 ha).[6] By June 17, the fire was 65% contained[4] and had become the fifth-largest wildfire in Arizona history.[7] 100% containment was achieved on June 25 after a total area of 222,954 acres (348.366 sq mi; 90,226 ha) had burned.[1]

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