Sunbeam Fire
The Sunbeam Fire burned 12,410 acres in Colorado, in 1993. It was discovered on July 10, 1993, and contained on July 12, 1993. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 12,410 acres
- Discovered
- July 10, 1993
- Contained
- July 12, 1993
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 12,975 acres. Point of origin as reported, 40.517, -108.284.
The record
- Reported final size
- 12,410 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 12,975 acres
- Discovered
- July 10, 1993, 12:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 12, 1993, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Colorado
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Northwest District, Craig
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- COLSD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-34195
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 Colorado in 19933
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapiti Fire | 9,600 | Aug 16, 1993 | Human |
| Red Wash Fire | 3,940 | Sep 30, 1993 | Human |
| Big Gulch Fire | 2,400 | Jul 15, 1993 | 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.