Crossroad Fire
The Crossroad Fire burned 4,291 acres in Idaho, in 1995. It was discovered on September 2, 1995, and contained on September 3, 1995. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 4,291 acres
- Discovered
- September 2, 1995
- Contained
- September 3, 1995
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 4,287 acres. Point of origin as reported, 43.362, -113.194.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,291 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 4,287 acres
- Discovered
- September 2, 1995, 3:44 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 3, 1995, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Idaho
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Idaho Falls District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-23137
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 |
| Blackfoot Fire | 3,980 | Oct 7, 1995 | Human |
| 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.