Vernita Br Fire
The Vernita Br Fire burned 1,997 acres in Washington, in 1984. MTBS dates its ignition to May 30, 1984.
- Size
- 1,997 acres
- Ignition
- May 30, 1984
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,997 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 46.655, -119.663.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,997 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- May 30, 1984
- State
- Washington
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WA4665511966319840530
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
Other large fires in Washington in 19845
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahluke Fire | 5,925 | Aug 21, 1984 | |
| Hambre Mt Fire | 3,031 | Oct 17, 1984 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,036 | Jun 3, 1984 | |
| 1 Canyon Fire | 1,251 | Aug 16, 1984 | |
| Goose Lake Fire | 1,098 | 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.