Bear Trap Fire
The Bear Trap Fire burned 2,389 acres in Idaho, in 1991. MTBS dates its ignition to July 23, 1991.
- Size
- 2,389 acres
- Ignition
- July 23, 1991
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,389 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 42.948, -113.329.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,389 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- July 23, 1991
- State
- Idaho
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ID4294811332919910723
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Idaho in 199112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Pk Fire | 9,751 | Aug 23, 1991 | |
| Rush Creek Fire | 8,313 | Aug 14, 1991 | |
| Hansel Mountain Fire | 6,382 | Jul 15, 1991 | |
| Garden Pk Fire | 5,648 | Aug 23, 1991 | |
| 3 Creek Well Fire | 4,063 | Jul 14, 1991 | |
| Rackliff Fire | 3,768 | Sep 24, 1991 | |
| Sw Split Fire | 3,687 | Aug 23, 1991 | |
| Jarbidge Fire | 3,604 | Jul 13, 1991 | |
| Blacktail Fire | 3,401 | Aug 8, 1991 | |
| Red Canyon Fire | 3,262 | Aug 20, 1991 | |
| Wheatgrass Fire | 3,141 | Aug 26, 1991 | |
| Mckim Fire | 3,095 | Aug 25, 1991 |
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.