Wildfires of 1996

Tulee Rd Fire

1996WashingtonWildfire

The Tulee Rd Fire burned 1,000 acres in Washington, in 1996. It was discovered on July 23, 1996, and contained on July 23, 1996. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

Size
1,000 acres
Discovered
July 23, 1996
Contained
July 23, 1996
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.259, -120.390.

The record

Reported final size
1,000 acres
Discovered
July 23, 1996, 10:40 a.m. local time
Contained
July 23, 1996, 7:30 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Arson/incendiarism
State
Washington
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Reporting unit
Yakama Agency
Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-450445

Other large fires in Washington in 199612

FireAcresStartCause
Cold Creek Fire57,520Aug 14, 1996Human
Unnamed Fire21,123Aug 7, 1996
Lincoln Fire20,080Aug 30, 1996Human
Timberline Complex15,238Aug 24, 1996Human
Juniper Fire8,480Jun 29, 1996Human
Quincy Fire8,450Aug 3, 1996Natural
North Fork Twentyfive Mile Fire8,352
Elephant 2 Fire5,830Jun 15, 1996Human
Elbow Basin Fire3,650Jul 28, 1996Natural
Unnamed Fire3,020Aug 11, 1996Human
Unnamed Fire3,000Sep 28, 1996Human
Elephant Fire2,115Jun 15, 1996Human

Every fire of 1996 Washington 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.