Mankato Fire
The Mankato Fire burned 1,381 acres in Washington, in 1994. It was discovered on August 13, 1994, and contained on August 31, 1994. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,381 acres
- Discovered
- August 13, 1994
- Contained
- August 31, 1994
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.840, -117.077.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,381 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 963 acres
- Discovered
- August 13, 1994, 2:53 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 31, 1994, 11:59 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Washington
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Idaho Panhandle National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Part of
- Priest Lake Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-287046
- Perimeter map method
- Other
- Perimeter records
- 2 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
- Note on the perimeter
- Updated from PCHA data.
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 |
| 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 |
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.