Rodeo Fire
2002461,451 acresArizona
The Rodeo Fire burned 461,451 acres, about 721 square miles, across 3 counties. It began on June 18, 2002.
Watch how it happenedRodeo Fire · 2002
How it happened
Watch it burn in the order satellites saw it, coloured by how severely each place burned.
How severely it burned
Burn severity inside the final perimeter, classified from Landsat images taken before and after the fire.
| Severity | Share | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Highmost vegetation consumed, soils altered | 37% | 169,502 |
| Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive | 32% | 146,238 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 17% | 76,571 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 15% | 69,096 |
37% of the area inside the perimeter burned at high severity, about 169,502 acres; 68% burned at moderate or high severity.
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.
| Navajo County | AZ | 430,449 |
| Gila County | AZ | 22,360 |
| Coconino County | AZ | 8,963 |
Other large fires in Arizona in 2002
- Ryan Fire36,898 acres
- Bullock Fire31,754 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.