Willow Fire
The Willow Fire burned 2,950 acres in Idaho, in 1995. It was discovered on October 25, 1995, and contained on October 28, 1995. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 2,950 acres
- Discovered
- October 25, 1995
- Contained
- October 28, 1995
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 3,730 acres. Point of origin as reported, 42.064, -114.136.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,950 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 3,730 acres
- Discovered
- October 25, 1995, 12:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 28, 1995, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Idaho
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Sawtooth National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ID4206711413419951025
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-305293
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 |
| Blackfoot Fire | 3,980 | Oct 7, 1995 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.