Skedaddle Fire
The Skedaddle Fire burned 1,359 acres in California, in 1985. MTBS dates its ignition to May 19, 1985.
- Size
- 1,359 acres
- Ignition
- May 19, 1985
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,359 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 40.305, -120.158.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,359 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- May 19, 1985
- State
- California
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- CA4030512015819850519
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in California in 198512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler 2 Fire | 126,905 | Jul 1, 1985 | |
| Las Pilitas Fire | 75,969 | Jul 1, 1985 | |
| Gorda-Rat Fire | 56,158 | ||
| Ferndale Fire | 46,736 | Oct 14, 1985 | |
| Cherry Fire | 40,642 | ||
| Cabanzo Fire | 20,971 | ||
| Unnamed Fire | 14,370 | ||
| Lexington Fire | 11,541 | Jul 7, 1985 | |
| Onion Fire | 8,574 | Jul 6, 1985 | |
| Miller Fire | 8,270 | ||
| Rich Bar Fire | 8,138 | Jun 28, 1985 | |
| Roblar Fire | 8,136 |
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.