Coldcreek Fire
The Coldcreek Fire burned 4,590 acres in Washington, in 1994. It was discovered on July 21, 1994, and contained on July 21, 1994. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 4,590 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 1994
- Contained
- July 21, 1994
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,910 acres. Point of origin as reported, 46.550, -119.835.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,590 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,910 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 1994, 2:37 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 21, 1994, 8:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Washington
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Spokane District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WA4655211982819940721
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-31158
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 Washington in 199412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyee Fire | 140,000 | Jul 24, 1994 | Natural |
| Hatchery Creek Fire | 29,435 | Jul 29, 1994 | Human |
| Hatchery Complex (Hatchery) Fire | 12,060 | Jul 24, 1994 | Natural |
| Copper Butte Fire | 10,580 | Jul 31, 1994 | Natural |
| Thunder Fire | 8,900 | Jul 24, 1994 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 8,387 | Aug 3, 1994 | |
| Copperbtte Fire | 6,142 | ||
| Lakebeds Fire | 5,600 | Jul 24, 1994 | Natural |
| Tunk Fire | 4,800 | Aug 4, 1994 | Natural |
| Methow Complex (Whiteface) Fire | 4,380 | Aug 4, 1994 | Natural |
| Round Mtn Fire | 3,241 | Jul 26, 1994 | Natural |
| Yedlick Fire | 3,237 | Jul 24, 1994 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.