Wildfires of 1994

China Hat Fire

1994OregonWildfire

The China Hat Fire burned 4,000 acres in Oregon, in 1994. It was discovered on July 10, 1994, and contained on July 13, 1994. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
4,000 acres
Discovered
July 10, 1994
Contained
July 13, 1994
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 44.683, -119.668.

The record

Reported final size
4,000 acres
Discovered
July 10, 1994, 4:51 p.m. local time
Contained
July 13, 1994, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
Oregon
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Land Management
Reporting unit
Prineville District
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-30850

Other large fires in Oregon in 199412

FireAcresStartCause
Swamp Creek Fire44,140Aug 2, 1994Natural
Leclaire Fire33,490Jul 25, 1994Human
Twin Lakes Fire22,330Aug 28, 1994Natural
Twin Lakes Fire21,975
Thirtymile Fire13,800Aug 4, 1994Natural
Boundary Fire11,081Aug 10, 1994Natural
Smithcanyn Fire10,400Jul 9, 1994Natural
Little Malheur Fire10,325
Little Malheur Complex (Ironside) Fire10,317Aug 28, 1994Natural
East Evans Fire10,141
Littlferry Fire10,050Jul 26, 1994Natural
Ferrycanyn Fire9,006Jun 25, 1994Human

Every fire of 1994 Oregon fire history

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.