Maincanal Prescribed Fire
The Maincanal Prescribed Fire burned 2,503 acres in Idaho, in 1998. MTBS dates its ignition to July 3, 1998.
- Size
- 2,503 acres
- Ignition
- July 3, 1998
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,503 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 42.715, -114.307.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,503 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- July 3, 1998
- State
- Idaho
- Incident type
- Prescribed fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ID4271511430719980703
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Idaho in 199812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilden 2 Fire | 22,989 | Jul 31, 1998 | Natural |
| Eagle Two Fire | 12,607 | Aug 31, 1998 | Natural |
| Buckskin Fire | 9,918 | Sep 2, 1998 | Human |
| Pocatello Valley Fire | 8,595 | Sep 7, 1998 | Human |
| Main Salmon Complex (Rainier) Fire | 7,980 | Aug 7, 1998 | Natural |
| Rock Rabbit Fire | 7,198 | Aug 11, 1998 | Natural |
| North Fork Complex (Sheepeater) Fire | 5,954 | Aug 16, 1998 | Natural |
| Main Salmon Complex (Bend Creek) Fire | 4,160 | Aug 12, 1998 | Natural |
| Laid Low Fire | 3,900 | Aug 23, 1998 | Natural |
| Schofield Fire | 3,825 | Aug 7, 1998 | Natural |
| Arctic Creek Fire | 3,760 | Aug 7, 1998 | Natural |
| Lone Pine Fire | 3,737 | Aug 10, 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. 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.