Wildfires of 1994

West Spr Fire

1994IdahoWildfire

The West Spr Fire burned 3,430 acres in Idaho, in 1994. It was discovered on July 22, 1994, and contained on July 24, 1994. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

Size
3,430 acres
Discovered
July 22, 1994
Contained
July 24, 1994
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 42.683, -116.534.

The record

Reported final size
3,430 acres
Discovered
July 22, 1994, 3:05 p.m. local time
Contained
July 24, 1994, 1:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Debris and open burning
State
Idaho
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Land Management
Reporting unit
Boise District
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-28367

Other large fires in Idaho in 199412

FireAcresStartCause
Rabbit Creek #1 Fire146,400Jul 28, 1994Natural
Corral Creek-Blackwell Complex115,659Aug 2, 1994Natural
Chicken Complex84,677Aug 11, 1994Natural
Blackwell Complex55,549
Star Gulch Fire30,655Aug 19, 1994Human
Point Well Fire21,470Jun 30, 1994Human
Butte City Fire21,433Jul 1, 1994Human
Hawley 2 Fire13,940Jul 27, 1994Natural
Thunderbolt Fire13,400Aug 8, 1994Natural
Cornish Fire12,568Aug 11, 1994Natural
West Spr Fire8,508
Unnamed Fire8,378May 11, 1994

Every fire of 1994 Idaho fire history

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Sources

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.