Unnamed Fire
The Unnamed Fire burned 21,123 acres in Washington, in 1996. MTBS dates its ignition to August 7, 1996.
- Size
- 21,123 acres
- Ignition
- August 7, 1996
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 21,123 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 46.017, -118.825.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 21,123 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- August 7, 1996
- State
- Washington
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WA4601711882519960807
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Washington in 199612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Creek Fire | 57,520 | Aug 14, 1996 | Human |
| Lincoln Fire | 20,080 | Aug 30, 1996 | Human |
| Timberline Complex | 15,238 | Aug 24, 1996 | Human |
| Juniper Fire | 8,480 | Jun 29, 1996 | Human |
| Quincy Fire | 8,450 | Aug 3, 1996 | Natural |
| North Fork Twentyfive Mile Fire | 8,352 | ||
| Elephant 2 Fire | 5,830 | Jun 15, 1996 | Human |
| Elbow Basin Fire | 3,650 | Jul 28, 1996 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,020 | Aug 11, 1996 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,000 | Sep 28, 1996 | Human |
| Elephant Fire | 2,115 | Jun 15, 1996 | Human |
| Appaloosa Fire | 2,000 | Jul 30, 1996 | 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. 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.