Cold Sprin Fire
The Cold Sprin Fire burned 1,170 acres in Washington, in 1998. It was discovered on July 27, 1998, and contained on July 28, 1998. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,170 acres
- Discovered
- July 27, 1998
- Contained
- July 28, 1998
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,311 acres. Point of origin as reported, 48.250, -119.423.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,170 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,311 acres
- Discovered
- July 27, 1998, 10:17 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 28, 1998, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Washington
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Colville Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WA4825411943619980727
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-440201
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 199812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Fire | 18,500 | Jul 27, 1998 | Natural |
| Tokio Fire | 18,120 | Jul 29, 1998 | Human |
| Rattlesnake Fire | 10,880 | Jul 1, 1998 | Natural |
| Rattlesnak Fire | 9,313 | ||
| North 25 Fire | 8,500 | Aug 4, 1998 | Natural |
| Saddle Mountain Fire | 8,300 | Jun 22, 1998 | Natural |
| Rock Bluff Fire | 7,926 | Jun 22, 1998 | Natural |
| JOJO3 Fire | 7,900 | Aug 26, 1998 | Human |
| Elkmeadow Fire | 6,500 | Jul 28, 1998 | Natural |
| View Point Fire | 3,880 | Jul 7, 1998 | Human |
| Avery Fire | 3,506 | Jul 10, 1998 | Human |
| Jo Jo Fire | 2,000 | Jul 3, 1998 | Natural |
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. 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.