Spud Patch Fire
The Spud Patch Fire burned 1,087 acres in Colorado, in 1994. It was discovered on July 4, 1994, and contained on July 9, 1994. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,087 acres
- Discovered
- July 4, 1994
- Contained
- July 9, 1994
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,087 acres. Point of origin as reported, 37.933, -108.967.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,087 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,087 acres
- Discovered
- July 4, 1994, 3:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 9, 1994, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Colorado
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Southwest District, Montrose
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- COSJD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-28098
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 Colorado in 199412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 7,271 | Jul 13, 1994 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,000 | Jul 23, 1994 | Human |
| Wake Fire | 3,848 | Jul 4, 1994 | Natural |
| Two Road Fire | 3,625 | Jul 12, 1994 | Natural |
| Ute Creek Fire | 3,190 | Jul 12, 1994 | Natural |
| So. Canyon Fire | 2,115 | Jul 3, 1994 | Natural |
| Bluegravel Fire | 1,800 | Jul 13, 1994 | Natural |
| FLETCHER2 Fire | 1,798 | Jun 26, 1994 | Natural |
| Wray Fire | 1,631 | Jul 13, 1994 | Natural |
| Buniger Canyon Fire | 1,600 | Jun 26, 1994 | Natural |
| Framus Fire | 1,300 | Aug 30, 1994 | Natural |
| Hourglass Fire | 1,253 |
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.