Cheatgrass Fire
The Cheatgrass Fire burned 2,328 acres in Idaho, in 1984. MTBS dates its ignition to July 7, 1984.
- Size
- 2,328 acres
- Ignition
- July 7, 1984
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,328 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 42.925, -115.538.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,328 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- July 7, 1984
- State
- Idaho
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ID4290011540119840707
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Idaho in 198412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Draw 2 Fire | 45,780 | Aug 10, 1984 | |
| Interstate Fire | 21,634 | Aug 10, 1984 | |
| Bennett Fire | 21,529 | ||
| Air Force Fire | 9,720 | Aug 11, 1984 | |
| Horsebasin Fire | 9,495 | ||
| Military Rail Road Fire | 7,655 | Aug 26, 1984 | |
| Browns Gulch Fire | 7,548 | Jul 13, 1984 | |
| Cheat II Fire | 7,372 | Aug 10, 1984 | |
| Chattin Fire | 5,334 | Aug 16, 1984 | |
| Blackstone Fire | 5,213 | Aug 30, 1984 | |
| Rye Grass Fire | 4,393 | Aug 5, 1984 | |
| Guard I Fire | 4,132 | Jul 11, 1984 |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.