Badger Fire
The Badger Fire burned 1,000 acres in Wheeler County, Oregon, in 1994. It was discovered on August 4, 1994, and contained on August 4, 1994. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 4, 1994
- Contained
- August 4, 1994
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.079, -120.138.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 4, 1994
- Contained
- August 4, 1994
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Wheeler County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- John Day Unit
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ODF-8587
Other large fires in Oregon in 199412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swamp Creek Fire | 44,140 | Aug 2, 1994 | Natural |
| Leclaire Fire | 33,490 | Jul 25, 1994 | Human |
| Twin Lakes Fire | 22,330 | Aug 28, 1994 | Natural |
| Twin Lakes Fire | 21,975 | ||
| Thirtymile Fire | 13,800 | Aug 4, 1994 | Natural |
| Boundary Fire | 11,081 | Aug 10, 1994 | Natural |
| Smithcanyn Fire | 10,400 | Jul 9, 1994 | Natural |
| Little Malheur Fire | 10,325 | ||
| Little Malheur Complex (Ironside) Fire | 10,317 | Aug 28, 1994 | Natural |
| East Evans Fire | 10,141 | ||
| Littlferry Fire | 10,050 | Jul 26, 1994 | Natural |
| Ferrycanyn Fire | 9,006 | Jun 25, 1994 | Human |
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.