Ripple Fire
The Ripple Fire burned 6,065 acres in Utah, in 1987. MTBS dates its ignition to June 15, 1987.
- Size
- 6,065 acres
- Ignition
- June 15, 1987
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 6,065 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 40.805, -113.044.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 6,065 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- June 15, 1987
- State
- Utah
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- UT4080511304419870615
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Note on the perimeter
- Yr-to-yr ground variation is high thus used pre- and post- scene from same yr.
Other large fires in Utah in 198711
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy I Fire | 15,173 | Sep 12, 1987 | |
| Negro Mag Fire | 10,605 | Jun 27, 1987 | |
| Posthollow Fire | 4,482 | Sep 20, 1987 | |
| Coyotepond Fire | 3,547 | Jul 15, 1987 | |
| Davisknoll Fire | 2,588 | Sep 15, 1987 | |
| Little Oak Creek Fire | 1,749 | Jun 11, 1987 | |
| Tank Wash Fire | 1,539 | Jul 4, 1987 | |
| Mt. Baldy Fire | 1,425 | Sep 25, 1987 | |
| Squaw Creek Fire | 1,370 | ||
| Mona Fire | 1,335 | Aug 11, 1987 | |
| Dbl Decker Fire | 1,050 | Jun 24, 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.