Star Gulch Fire
The Star Gulch Fire burned 30,655 acres in Idaho, in 1994. It was discovered on August 19, 1994, and contained on October 7, 1994. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 30,655 acres
- Discovered
- August 19, 1994
- Contained
- October 7, 1994
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 28,553 acres, mapped by other agency digital. Point of origin as reported, 43.695, -115.933.
The record
- Reported final size
- 30,655 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 28,553 acres
- Discovered
- August 19, 1994, 12:15 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 7, 1994, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Idaho
- Land ownership at origin
- State or Private
- Reporting unit
- Boise National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- IDBOF
- Part of
- Idaho City Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-292920
- Perimeter map method
- Other Agency Digital
- Note on the perimeter
- MTBS Perimeter.Owner Agency list as either Private or State in FireStat. Unclear which one it is.
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 Idaho in 199412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit Creek #1 Fire | 146,400 | Jul 28, 1994 | Natural |
| Corral Creek-Blackwell Complex | 115,659 | Aug 2, 1994 | Natural |
| Chicken Complex | 84,677 | Aug 11, 1994 | Natural |
| Blackwell Complex | 55,549 | ||
| Point Well Fire | 21,470 | Jun 30, 1994 | Human |
| Butte City Fire | 21,433 | Jul 1, 1994 | Human |
| Hawley 2 Fire | 13,940 | Jul 27, 1994 | Natural |
| Thunderbolt Fire | 13,400 | Aug 8, 1994 | Natural |
| Cornish Fire | 12,568 | Aug 11, 1994 | Natural |
| West Spr Fire | 8,508 | ||
| Unnamed Fire | 8,378 | May 11, 1994 | |
| Powell Complex (Freezeout) Fire | 8,212 | Aug 2, 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.