Wildfire — Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona

2017-07-01 to 2017-07-19 · Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

The Burro Fire started in the foothills of the southeast side of the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 30th, then quickly spread both northwest and southeast during July. Summerhaven and other residences on the mountain were evacuated for several days. Mt. Lemmon Highway and Redington Pass Road were both closed to traffic. The number of acres burned totaled 27,238 but no structures were lost.

Wider weather episode

The human caused Burro Fire started in tall grass and brush in the foothills of Redington Pass on the southeast side of the Santa Catalina Mountains on June 30th. It was contained on July 19th after it consumed over 27,000 acres.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 710230. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.