Simpson Sp Fire
The Simpson Sp Fire burned 8,908 acres in Utah, in 1985. MTBS dates its ignition to June 19, 1985.
- Size
- 8,908 acres
- Ignition
- June 19, 1985
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 8,908 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 40.047, -112.828.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 8,908 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- June 19, 1985
- State
- Utah
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- UT4004511282719850619
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Utah in 19857
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weyman Fire | 5,055 | Jun 21, 1985 | |
| Trail G Fire | 2,192 | Aug 27, 1985 | |
| Grouse Crk Fire | 2,141 | Jul 27, 1985 | |
| Pine Creek Fire | 1,954 | ||
| Morris Ranch Fire | 1,704 | Jul 9, 1985 | |
| Wallow H Fire | 1,488 | Aug 26, 1985 | |
| Island Fire | 1,412 |
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.