Northridge Fire
The Northridge Fire burned 2,000 acres in Montana, in 1992. It was discovered on May 3, 1992, and contained on May 4, 1992. The cause was recorded as smoking.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- May 3, 1992
- Contained
- May 4, 1992
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.650, -112.901.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- May 3, 1992, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 4, 1992, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Smoking
- State
- Montana
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Blackfeet Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-353960
Other large fires in Montana in 199210
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blank Fire | 7,379 | Sep 24, 1992 | Natural |
| Rdoorecmpx Fire | 4,000 | Apr 2, 1992 | Human |
| Lodgepole Fire | 2,805 | ||
| Lodgepole Fire | 1,650 | Jun 11, 1992 | Natural |
| Black Butte Fire | 1,466 | Sep 29, 1992 | |
| Power Fire | 1,200 | Mar 12, 1992 | |
| Watkins Fire | 1,200 | May 18, 1992 | Natural |
| Mike Fire | 1,190 | Mar 23, 1992 | Human |
| Hussey Creek Fire | 1,024 | Sep 30, 1992 | |
| Old Anders Fire | 1,000 | May 18, 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.