Ludi2 Fire
The Ludi2 Fire burned 1,200 acres in Oregon, in 1992. It was discovered on August 14, 1992, and contained on December 31, 1992. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- August 14, 1992
- Contained
- December 31, 1992
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 43.483, -120.784.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,200 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 569 acres
- Discovered
- August 14, 1992, 7:26 a.m. local time
- Contained
- December 31, 1992, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Oregon
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Lakeview District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- ORLAD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-40654
- Perimeter map method
- Hand Sketch
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.