Ota 23 Fire
The Ota 23 Fire burned 1,853 acres in Ada County, Idaho, in 1996. It was discovered on August 26, 1996, and contained on August 26, 1996. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,853 acres
- Discovered
- August 26, 1996
- Contained
- August 26, 1996
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 43.112, -115.987.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,853 acres
- Discovered
- August 26, 1996, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 26, 1996, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Idaho
- County
- Ada County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Boise District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-587234
Other large fires in Idaho in 199612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coxs Well Fire | 206,203 | Aug 27, 1996 | Natural |
| Richfield Fire | 178,459 | Jul 3, 1996 | Natural |
| SwetCreek Fire | 38,710 | Jul 23, 1996 | Natural |
| 3 Creek Well Fire | 25,315 | Aug 20, 1996 | Human |
| Notch Butte Fire | 24,608 | Jul 2, 1996 | Human |
| Canyon Creek Fire | 23,024 | Aug 26, 1996 | Natural |
| Browns Gulch Fire | 22,374 | Jul 3, 1996 | Natural |
| Bridge Fire | 20,000 | Aug 27, 1996 | Natural |
| Davis Mountain Fire | 19,818 | Jul 25, 1996 | Human |
| Coyote Butte Fire | 18,165 | Jul 30, 1996 | Natural |
| Tip Top Fire | 16,261 | Oct 5, 1996 | Human |
| Salt Complex (Sheep Creek) Fire | 16,100 | Aug 14, 1996 | Natural |
Nearby
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.