Hatchery Creek Fire
The Hatchery Creek Fire burned 29,435 acres in Washington, in 1994. It was discovered on July 29, 1994, and contained on October 31, 1994. The cause was recorded as smoking.
- Size
- 29,435 acres
- Discovered
- July 29, 1994
- Contained
- October 31, 1994
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 42,174 acres, mapped by other. Point of origin as reported, 47.547, -120.743.
The record
- Reported final size
- 29,435 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 42,174 acres
- Discovered
- July 29, 1994, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 31, 1994, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Smoking
- State
- Washington
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- WAOWF
- Part of
- Hatchery Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-298623
- Perimeter map method
- Other
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 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 |
| Coldcreek Fire | 4,590 | Jul 21, 1994 | Human |
| 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
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.