Mendenhall Fire
The Mendenhall Fire burned 6,998 acres in Oregon, in 1994. It was discovered on July 21, 1994, and contained on August 18, 1994. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 6,998 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 1994
- Contained
- August 18, 1994
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 7,105 acres, mapped by other. Point of origin as reported, 42.137, -123.725.
The record
- Reported final size
- 6,998 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 7,105 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 1994, 8:20 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 18, 1994, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Oregon
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Part of
- Blossom Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-297833
- Perimeter map method
- Other
- Perimeter records
- 2 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
- Note on the perimeter
- DST filled empty item fields from sis_firehis POINTS cover.
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 |
| Leclaire Fire | 33,490 | Jul 25, 1994 | Human |
| 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 |
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.