Haystack Fire
The Haystack Fire burned 24,400 acres in Klickitat County, Washington, in 1992. It was discovered on August 3, 1992, and contained on August 4, 1992. The cause was recorded as smoking.
- Size
- 24,400 acres
- Discovered
- August 3, 1992
- Contained
- August 4, 1992
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.665, -121.934.
The record
- Reported final size
- 24,400 acres
- Discovered
- August 3, 1992, 2:03 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 4, 1992, 6:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Smoking
- State
- Washington
- County
- Klickitat County
- Land ownership at origin
- State or Private
- Reporting unit
- Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-394734
Other large fires in Washington in 199212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnak Fire | 17,628 | Jun 9, 1992 | Human |
| Whitmore Fire | 6,985 | Jun 25, 1992 | Natural |
| Boot Mtn Fire | 4,940 | Jun 25, 1992 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,000 | Sep 12, 1992 | Human |
| Rattlesnak Fire | 3,250 | Jun 25, 1992 | Natural |
| Snookum Fire | 3,000 | Aug 4, 1992 | Human |
| Tucannon Fire | 3,000 | Aug 2, 1992 | Human |
| Lizzy Fire | 2,620 | Jun 24, 1992 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,335 | Aug 2, 1992 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,261 | Jun 7, 1992 | Human |
| Goose Lake Fire | 1,719 | May 20, 1992 | |
| Jackass Bu Fire | 1,288 | Aug 16, 1992 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. 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.