Corral Cyn Fire
The Corral Cyn Fire burned 920 acres in Washington, in 1997. It was discovered on May 17, 1997, and contained on May 17, 1997. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 920 acres
- Discovered
- May 17, 1997
- Contained
- May 17, 1997
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,313 acres, mapped by other. Point of origin as reported, 46.350, -119.468.
The record
- Reported final size
- 920 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,313 acres
- Discovered
- May 17, 1997, 12:20 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 17, 1997, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Washington
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Spokane District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-12813
- Perimeter map method
- Other
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 Washington in 19977
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Fire | 20,187 | ||
| Pow Wah Kee Fire | 6,500 | Aug 2, 1997 | Natural |
| Olympia Command Fire | 5,500 | Aug 26, 1997 | Human |
| Corefu Fire | 5,000 | Jul 21, 1997 | Natural |
| Star Fire | 1,800 | Aug 11, 1997 | Human |
| Fireweed Fire | 1,605 | ||
| Unnamed Fire | 1,151 | Aug 14, 1997 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.