Bear 2 Fire
The Bear 2 Fire burned 3,132 acres in Idaho, in 1987. MTBS dates its ignition to October 5, 1987.
- Size
- 3,132 acres
- Ignition
- October 5, 1987
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 3,132 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 46.008, -114.802.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 3,132 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- October 5, 1987
- State
- Idaho
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ID4600811480219871005
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
Other large fires in Idaho in 198712
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Crk Fire | 62,881 | ||
| Deadwood Fire | 57,030 | Aug 4, 1987 | |
| Indian Tub Fire | 19,074 | ||
| Bear Fire | 12,530 | ||
| Harrington Fire | 12,048 | Sep 2, 1987 | |
| Gun Club Fire | 7,903 | ||
| Airbase Fire | 7,733 | ||
| Mann Creek Fire | 6,015 | Sep 2, 1987 | |
| Farrow Creek Fire | 5,838 | Sep 20, 1987 | |
| Crater II Fire | 5,498 | ||
| Cove Fire | 5,371 | ||
| Anchor Fire | 5,220 | Sep 2, 1987 |
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.