Bighorn Fire

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 the evening of June 5, 2020 caused the fire.[1] The fire was named after the mountain Bighorn Mountain, which is where the lightning struck and the fire began. [4]

Bighorn Fire
LocationSanta Catalina Mountains, near Tucson, Arizona[1]
Coordinates32.378°N 110.943°W / 32.378; -110.943
Statistics
Cost$37 million[2]
Date(s)June 5, 2020 (2020-06-05) – July 23, 2020 (2020-07-23)
Burned area119,987 acres (48,557 ha)
CauseLightning
Non-fatal injuries7
Map
Location in Arizona

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 main reason for how long the fire lasted was due to the rough terrain in the mountains where the fire was at. Additionally, the dry hot weather of the area made it even more difficult to fight the fire. The first monsoon of Tucson’s monsoon season is credited with helping emergency crews help the fire get under control to eventually put it out.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Incident Overview,". InciWeb.
  2. "UPDATE: Bighorn Fire". KOLD.com.
  3. "Bighorn fire near Tucson has burned over 6,000 acres and is threatening hundreds of homes". Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. "Bighorn Fire threatening 850 homes, has potential to become 'major disaster,' feds say". Tucson.com.
  5. Devoid, Alex (11 June 2020). "Bighorn Fire map: Fire near Tucson threatening hundreds of homes".
  6. Childs, Jan Wesner (11 June 2020). "Arizona's Bighorn Wildfire Forces Evacuations Near Tucson".
  7. "Mount Lemmon, Summerhaven under evacuation as crews battle Bighorn Fire". Tucson.com.
  8. "Bighorn Fire: First monsoon storm helps 'put a damper' on fire". Tucson.com.
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