Monse Fire
The Monse Fire burned 7,659 acres in Washington, in 1987. MTBS dates its ignition to October 3, 1987.
- Size
- 7,659 acres
- Ignition
- October 3, 1987
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 7,659 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 48.260, -119.672.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 7,659 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- October 3, 1987
- State
- Washington
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WA4826011967319871003
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Washington in 19875
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coulee City Fire | 12,807 | Jul 14, 1987 | |
| Lambing Fire | 9,454 | Jul 15, 1987 | |
| Sachs Fire | 4,005 | ||
| Drilling Fire | 1,514 | ||
| Naches Fire | 1,409 |
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.