Wildfires of 1998

Topliff Fire

1998UtahWildfire

The Topliff Fire burned 13,926 acres in Utah, in 1998. It was discovered on July 20, 1998, and contained on July 23, 1998. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
13,926 acres
Discovered
July 20, 1998
Contained
July 23, 1998
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 40.182, -112.259.

The record

Reported final size
13,926 acres
Discovered
July 20, 1998, 8:00 p.m. local time
Contained
July 23, 1998, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
Utah
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Land Management
Reporting unit
Salt Lake Field Office
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Part of
Salt Lake Complex
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-8882

Other large fires in Utah in 199812

FireAcresStartCause
Tekoi Fire20,700Jul 13, 1998Human
Unnamed Fire16,467Jul 18, 1998
George Fire7,629Jul 18, 1998Natural
Faust Fire6,550Jul 3, 1998Human
Bulldog Fire6,375Jun 27, 1998Human
Minersville Fire4,052Jul 4, 1998Human
Muddy Canyon Fire3,976Aug 19, 1998Natural
Salt Lake Complex (White Rock) Fire3,083Jul 19, 1998Natural
Hovenweep Fire2,455Jul 19, 1998Natural
Barn Fire1,815Jul 13, 1998Human
Garn Fire1,750Aug 9, 1998Natural
Dugway Fire1,415Aug 21, 1998Natural

Every fire of 1998 Utah fire history

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Sources

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.