Unnamed Fire

200186,961 acresArizona

The Unnamed Fire burned 86,961 acres, about 136 square miles, across Graham County. It began on August 6, 2001.

Watch how it happened

Unnamed Fire · 2001

How it happened

See how severely each place burned, revealed outward from where it started.

About this replay
IgnitionAugust 6, 2001Historical replay — order not recorded
Final area86,961 ac
Revealed—
Counties1

How severely it burned

Burn severity inside the final perimeter, classified from Landsat images taken before and after the fire.

Map of burn severity across the Unnamed Fire
Burn severity by class
SeverityShareAcres
Lowsurface fire, most trees survive68%58,873
Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change32%28,039
Increased greennessvegetation greener after the fire than before0.1%49

Most of the area inside the perimeter burned at low severity or not at all.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (U.S. Geological Survey and USDA Forest Service). Classes come from the change in a Landsat burn index (dNBR) between images before and after the fire; acres are each class’s share of the fire’s mapped area.

Where it burned

Acres inside each county, measured from the satellite-mapped perimeter.

Acres burned by county
Graham CountyAZ87,004

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Other.