Wildfires of 1996

Strt Fork Fire

1996UtahWildfire

The Strt Fork Fire burned 1,000 acres in Utah, in 1996. It was discovered on September 28, 1996, and contained on September 29, 1996. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
1,000 acres
Discovered
September 28, 1996
Contained
September 29, 1996
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.767, -113.951.

The record

Reported final size
1,000 acres
Discovered
September 28, 1996, 12:37 p.m. local time
Contained
September 29, 1996, 7:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
Utah
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Land Management
Reporting unit
Salt Lake Field Office
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-20355

Other large fires in Utah in 199612

FireAcresStartCause
Leamington Complex (Wash) Fire89,149Aug 2, 1996Natural
Sorenson Complex (South Twin Peaks) Fire41,863Jul 5, 1996Natural
Davis Knoll Complex (Davis Knoll) Fire28,540Jul 8, 1996Natural
Leamington Complex (Leamington) Fire28,442Aug 1, 1996Natural
Silver Hill Fire25,000Jul 3, 1996Natural
Leamington Complex (East Sage) Fire18,750Aug 2, 1996Natural
North Stansbury Complex (Teddy Bears) Fire18,540Aug 4, 1996Human
Golden Spike Fire16,186
Adelaide Complex (Adalaide) Fire15,706Aug 2, 1996Natural
Cunningham Fire14,854Aug 18, 1996Natural
Little Sahara Complex (Cherry Creek) Fire11,482Jul 11, 1996Natural
Honey Boy Fire10,476Aug 2, 1996Natural

Every fire of 1996 Utah fire history

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.