Dietrichbt Prescribed Fire
The Dietrichbt Prescribed Fire burned 1,134 acres in Idaho, in 1997. MTBS dates its ignition to October 14, 1997.
- Size
- 1,134 acres
- Ignition
- October 14, 1997
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,134 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 42.919, -114.132.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,134 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- October 14, 1997
- State
- Idaho
- Incident type
- Prescribed fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ID4292111414119971014
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Note on the perimeter
- Fire appears to be actively burning on the west side. Included active fire areas in mask to exclude from dNBR analysis.
Other large fires in Idaho in 199712
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 55 Fire | 9,207 | Oct 1, 1997 | Human |
| Indian Ridge Fire | 2,400 | Sep 1, 1997 | Natural |
| East Butte Fire | 2,218 | Aug 23, 1997 | Natural |
| Colt Fire | 1,888 | Aug 21, 1997 | Natural |
| Blue Gulch Fire | 1,823 | Sep 9, 1997 | Natural |
| Bray Fire | 1,797 | Aug 20, 1997 | Natural |
| Calf Creek Fire | 1,633 | ||
| Calf Creek Fire | 1,521 | Aug 20, 1997 | Natural |
| HY26MP159 Fire | 1,478 | Aug 21, 1997 | Human |
| Airbase Fire | 1,310 | Sep 14, 1997 | Human |
| Canyon Creek Fire | 1,108 | Jun 21, 1997 | Human |
| Meadow Creek Fire | 998 | Jul 8, 1997 | 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.