Lower Wolf Cr Fire
The Lower Wolf Cr Fire burned 1,000 acres in Josephine County, Oregon, in 1992. It was discovered on June 5, 1992, and contained on June 7, 1992. The cause was recorded as misuse of fire by a minor.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- June 5, 1992
- Contained
- June 7, 1992
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 42.709, -123.394.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- June 5, 1992
- Contained
- June 7, 1992
- Cause
- Human, Misuse of fire by a minor
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Josephine County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Grants Pass Unit
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ODF-1359
Other large fires in Oregon in 199212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine Fire | 30,809 | Aug 2, 1992 | Human |
| 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 |
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.