Sandal Fire
The Sandal Fire burned 1,300 acres in Box Elder County, Utah, in 1999. It was discovered on August 2, 1999, and contained on August 2, 1999. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,300 acres
- Discovered
- August 2, 1999
- Contained
- August 2, 1999
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.640, -112.578.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,300 acres
- Discovered
- August 2, 1999, 11:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 2, 1999
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Utah
- County
- Box Elder County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-1999UTFFSL1684-1999
Other large fires in Utah in 199912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Railroad Fire | 58,707 | Jul 2, 1999 | Human |
| West Mountain II Fire | 8,826 | Jul 2, 1999 | Human |
| Peterson Fire | 4,500 | Aug 2, 1999 | Natural |
| Clay Pit Fire | 4,367 | Aug 14, 1999 | Human |
| Rush Fire | 4,101 | Jul 2, 1999 | Natural |
| Eagle Canyon Fire | 3,744 | Jul 24, 1999 | Human |
| Dry Canyon Fire | 3,503 | Aug 16, 1999 | Natural |
| Little Hole Fire | 3,216 | Jul 1, 1999 | Natural |
| Cedar Valley Fire | 3,200 | Jun 25, 1999 | Human |
| Pony Road Fire | 2,528 | Jun 23, 1999 | Human |
| Avocet Fire | 2,447 | Mar 30, 1999 | |
| Lostpeak Fire | 2,139 | Mar 19, 1999 |
Nearby
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.