Lone Pine Fire
The Lone Pine Fire burned 30,809 acres in Oregon, in 1992. It was discovered on August 2, 1992, and contained on August 9, 1992. The cause was recorded as misuse of fire by a minor.
- Size
- 30,809 acres
- Discovered
- August 2, 1992
- Contained
- August 9, 1992
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 29,734 acres, mapped by other. Point of origin as reported, 42.595, -121.673.
The record
- Reported final size
- 30,809 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 29,734 acres
- Discovered
- August 2, 1992, 1:50 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 9, 1992, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Misuse of fire by a minor
- State
- Oregon
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Fremont-Winema National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-274371
- Perimeter map method
- Other
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Oregon in 199212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Spring Fire | 10,706 | Sep 15, 1992 | Natural |
| East Evans Fire | 10,135 | Aug 3, 1992 | Human |
| Chicken Sp Fire | 9,980 | Jul 18, 1992 | Natural |
| Alvord Fire | 7,139 | Jun 28, 1992 | Human |
| Fort Spring Fire | 3,206 | Aug 19, 1992 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,086 | Aug 3, 1992 | |
| Tablerock Fire | 2,845 | Jul 19, 1992 | Natural |
| Home Cr Fire | 2,068 | ||
| Buckhollow Fire | 2,000 | Jul 18, 1992 | Natural |
| Mahogney M Fire | 1,824 | Sep 11, 1992 | Natural |
| Home Cr Fire | 1,595 | Aug 14, 1992 | Natural |
| Horse Butte Fire | 1,580 | Aug 5, 1992 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.