Tripod Complex Fire
The Tripod Complex Fire was a wildfire which burned in north-central Washington state in 2006. The complex consisted of two wildfire complexes which later merged into a single fire: the Spur Peak Fire and the Tripod Fire. Both were caused by lightning strikes. The Tripod Complex burned a total area of 175,184 acres…
Where it happened
United States, as Wikidata places it.
- Wildfires
The record
- Date
- July 24, 2006
- Ended
- October 2, 2006
- Kind
- Wildfire
- Where
- United States
- Country
- United States
What happened
The Tripod Complex Fire was a wildfire which burned in north-central Washington state in 2006. The complex consisted of two wildfire complexes which later merged into a single fire: the Spur Peak Fire and the Tripod Fire. Both were caused by lightning strikes. The Tripod Complex burned a total area of 175,184 acres (709 km2), making it one of the largest wildfires in Washington history at the time.
Sources
Wikidata Q60742044 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “Tripod Complex Fire”, CC BY-SA 4.0.