Wapiti Fire
The Wapiti Fire burned 9,600 acres in Colorado, in 1993. It was discovered on August 16, 1993, and contained on August 19, 1993. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 9,600 acres
- Discovered
- August 16, 1993
- Contained
- August 19, 1993
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 10,286 acres. Point of origin as reported, 40.333, -108.301.
The record
- Reported final size
- 9,600 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 10,286 acres
- Discovered
- August 16, 1993, 2:57 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 19, 1993, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Colorado
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Northwest District, Craig
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- COLSD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-34091
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbeam Fire | 12,410 | Jul 10, 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.