Blackfoot Fire
The Blackfoot Fire burned 3,980 acres in Idaho, in 1995. It was discovered on October 7, 1995, and contained on October 8, 1995. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 3,980 acres
- Discovered
- October 7, 1995
- Contained
- October 8, 1995
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 4,248 acres. Point of origin as reported, 43.346, -112.528.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,980 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 4,248 acres
- Discovered
- October 7, 1995, 3:13 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 8, 1995, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Idaho
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Idaho Falls District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-23165
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 199512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuana Complex | 64,193 | Jul 29, 1995 | Natural |
| Twin Butte Fire | 30,237 | Jul 28, 1995 | Natural |
| Bear Trap Fire | 20,500 | Aug 7, 1995 | Human |
| Blue Gulch Fire | 15,234 | Jul 30, 1995 | Natural |
| S. Clover Fire | 13,319 | ||
| Point Fire | 11,622 | Jul 28, 1995 | Natural |
| Signal Butte Fire | 6,698 | Oct 15, 1995 | Human |
| Initial Pt Fire | 6,237 | Jul 2, 1995 | Human |
| INEEL Fire | 5,953 | ||
| Laidlaw Fire | 5,478 | Aug 22, 1995 | Natural |
| Crossroad Fire | 4,291 | Sep 2, 1995 | Natural |
| Pot Hole Fire | 3,842 | Jul 6, 1995 | 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.