Knowls Fire
The Knowls Fire burned 1,500 acres in Utah, in 1994. It was discovered on June 5, 1994, and contained on June 7, 1994. The cause was recorded as fireworks.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- June 5, 1994
- Contained
- June 7, 1994
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 40.233, -111.901.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- June 5, 1994, 2:15 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 7, 1994, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Fireworks
- State
- Utah
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Salt Lake Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-31829
Other large fires in Utah in 199412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevator Fire | 31,395 | Jul 27, 1994 | Natural |
| Posthollow Fire | 13,235 | Jul 2, 1994 | Natural |
| E Harker Fire | 12,837 | Aug 4, 1994 | Natural |
| Black Willow Fire | 12,031 | Aug 2, 1994 | Natural |
| Milfordben Fire | 10,700 | Jul 30, 1994 | Natural |
| Dry Canyon 2 Fire | 10,500 | Aug 4, 1994 | Natural |
| Antelopemt Fire | 8,600 | Jul 27, 1994 | Natural |
| Round Top Fire | 8,000 | Jun 20, 1994 | Human |
| Simpson Bt Fire | 7,750 | Jun 15, 1994 | Human |
| Hansel Valley Mt Fire | 7,680 | Jul 5, 1994 | |
| Whiterocks Fire | 6,500 | May 26, 1994 | Natural |
| Johnson Canyon Fire | 5,066 | Jul 29, 1994 |
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.