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Wildfire in Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona
Wildfire July 1, 2017 – July 19, 2017 · Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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 710230. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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