Iron Mtn Fire
The Iron Mtn Fire burned 2,439 acres in Oregon, in 1995. It was discovered on September 16, 1995, and contained on September 17, 1995. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,439 acres
- Discovered
- September 16, 1995
- Contained
- September 17, 1995
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,955 acres, mapped by hand sketch. Point of origin as reported, 43.243, -119.428.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,439 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,955 acres
- Discovered
- September 16, 1995, 4:48 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 17, 1995, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Oregon
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Burns District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- ORBUD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-24591
- Perimeter map method
- Hand Sketch
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 Oregon in 199510
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Cr Fire | 17,029 | ||
| Indian Fort Fire | 15,210 | Jul 28, 1995 | Natural |
| Cinder Butte Fire | 5,750 | Aug 31, 1995 | Human |
| Crawfish Fire | 2,714 | ||
| Mill Cr. Pnf 848 Fire | 1,231 | Sep 17, 1995 | Natural |
| Pine Mtn Fire | 1,200 | Sep 4, 1995 | Human |
| Owen Fire | 1,176 | Sep 16, 1995 | Natural |
| Pine Cr Fire | 1,025 | Sep 15, 1995 | Natural |
| Switchback Fire | 1,008 | Jul 28, 1995 | Natural |
| Mahog Gap Fire | 1,000 | Sep 18, 1995 | Human |
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.