Deer Creek Fire
The Deer Creek Fire burned 9,334 acres in Idaho, in 1989. MTBS dates its ignition to July 26, 1989.
- Size
- 9,334 acres
- Ignition
- July 26, 1989
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 9,334 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 44.481, -116.866.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 9,334 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- July 26, 1989
- State
- Idaho
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ID4448111686619890726
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Idaho in 198912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey Creek Fire | 47,660 | ||
| Eagle Bar Fire | 14,153 | ||
| Dollar Creek Fire | 9,323 | Jul 26, 1989 | |
| Partridge Fire | 8,726 | Jul 26, 1989 | |
| Deer Creek Fire | 8,409 | ||
| Star Butte Fire | 8,299 | Jul 20, 1989 | |
| Johnson Butte Fire | 7,516 | Jul 20, 1989 | |
| Lunch Creek Fire | 7,421 | Jul 26, 1989 | |
| Canyon Ck Fire | 6,899 | Jul 15, 1989 | |
| Whang Doodle Fire | 6,783 | Jul 26, 1989 | |
| Curren Fire | 6,392 | Jul 26, 1989 | |
| Small Arms Fire | 6,384 | Jul 15, 1989 |
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.