Leclaire Fire
The Leclaire Fire burned 33,490 acres in Oregon, in 1994. It was discovered on July 25, 1994, and contained on July 29, 1994. The cause was recorded as other causes.
- Size
- 33,490 acres
- Discovered
- July 25, 1994
- Contained
- July 29, 1994
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 32,075 acres. Point of origin as reported, 44.867, -121.284.
The record
- Reported final size
- 33,490 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 32,075 acres
- Discovered
- July 25, 1994, 5:21 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 29, 1994, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Other causes
- State
- Oregon
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Warm Springs Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- OR4483012121619940725
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-446789
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 Oregon in 199412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swamp Creek Fire | 44,140 | Aug 2, 1994 | Natural |
| Twin Lakes Fire | 22,330 | Aug 28, 1994 | Natural |
| Twin Lakes Fire | 21,975 | ||
| Thirtymile Fire | 13,800 | Aug 4, 1994 | Natural |
| Boundary Fire | 11,081 | Aug 10, 1994 | Natural |
| Smithcanyn Fire | 10,400 | Jul 9, 1994 | Natural |
| Little Malheur Fire | 10,325 | ||
| Little Malheur Complex (Ironside) Fire | 10,317 | Aug 28, 1994 | Natural |
| East Evans Fire | 10,141 | ||
| Littlferry Fire | 10,050 | Jul 26, 1994 | Natural |
| Ferrycanyn Fire | 9,006 | Jun 25, 1994 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,655 | Aug 9, 1994 |
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.