China Glch Fire
The China Glch Fire burned 9,825 acres in Oregon, in 1985. MTBS dates its ignition to July 7, 1985.
- Size
- 9,825 acres
- Ignition
- July 7, 1985
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 9,825 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 42.783, -117.652.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 9,825 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- July 7, 1985
- State
- Oregon
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- OR4278311765219850707
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Oregon in 198512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Fire | 38,425 | Jun 23, 1985 | |
| Harney Lk Fire | 37,767 | ||
| Corbin Fire | 31,933 | Jun 23, 1985 | |
| Boney Fire | 20,633 | Jul 7, 1985 | |
| Big Rock Fire | 20,086 | Jun 22, 1985 | |
| Brown Cy Fire | 18,381 | ||
| Lone Tree Fire | 17,041 | Jul 7, 1985 | |
| Bustermann Fire | 9,228 | ||
| Sebree Fire | 8,005 | ||
| Anderson Fire | 7,020 | ||
| Tanky Fire | 6,886 | Jul 7, 1985 | |
| Ibex Bu Fire | 5,836 | Aug 6, 1985 |
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.