Piute Fire
The Piute Fire burned 1,903 acres in Oregon, in 1984. MTBS dates its ignition to August 23, 1984.
- Size
- 1,903 acres
- Ignition
- August 23, 1984
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,903 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 43.237, -118.014.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,903 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- August 23, 1984
- State
- Oregon
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- OR4323711801419840823
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
Other large fires in Oregon in 198412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit 2 Fire | 35,420 | Aug 9, 1984 | |
| Folly Farm Fire | 16,890 | Aug 4, 1984 | |
| Coyote Fire | 13,572 | Aug 9, 1984 | |
| Sand Hill Fire | 11,978 | Jul 5, 1984 | |
| Glass Bu Fire | 10,674 | Aug 10, 1984 | |
| Sheep Camp Fire | 9,702 | Aug 10, 1984 | |
| Buffalo Fire | 8,532 | Aug 9, 1984 | |
| Abert Fire | 8,046 | Aug 9, 1984 | |
| Rock Crk Fire | 7,967 | ||
| L Juniper Fire | 5,324 | Aug 4, 1984 | |
| Glass Butte Fire | 5,294 | ||
| Pole Creek Fire | 4,702 | Jul 9, 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.