Wildfires of 1994

HIGHWAY241 Fire

1994WashingtonWildfire

The HIGHWAY241 Fire burned 1,500 acres in Washington, in 1994. It was discovered on July 19, 1994, and contained on July 19, 1994. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
1,500 acres
Discovered
July 19, 1994
Contained
July 19, 1994
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.450, -119.934.

The record

Reported final size
1,500 acres
Discovered
July 19, 1994, 12:58 p.m. local time
Contained
July 19, 1994, 9:22 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
Washington
Land ownership at origin
Private
Reporting unit
Spokane District
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-31156

Other large fires in Washington in 199412

FireAcresStartCause
Tyee Fire140,000Jul 24, 1994Natural
Hatchery Creek Fire29,435Jul 29, 1994Human
Hatchery Complex (Hatchery) Fire12,060Jul 24, 1994Natural
Copper Butte Fire10,580Jul 31, 1994Natural
Thunder Fire8,900Jul 24, 1994Natural
Unnamed Fire8,387Aug 3, 1994
Copperbtte Fire6,142
Lakebeds Fire5,600Jul 24, 1994Natural
Tunk Fire4,800Aug 4, 1994Natural
Coldcreek Fire4,590Jul 21, 1994Human
Methow Complex (Whiteface) Fire4,380Aug 4, 1994Natural
Round Mtn Fire3,241Jul 26, 1994Natural

Every fire of 1994 Washington 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.