Dippingvat Fire
The Dippingvat Fire burned 2,080 acres in Sherman County, Oregon, in 2000. It was discovered on August 23, 2000, and contained on August 25, 2000. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,080 acres
- Discovered
- August 23, 2000
- Contained
- August 25, 2000
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.365, -120.788.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,080 acres
- Discovered
- August 23, 2000, 9:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 25, 2000, 9:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Sherman County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Prineville District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-99518
Other large fires in Oregon in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Fire | 79,914 | Jul 14, 2000 | Natural |
| Jim Creek Fire | 60,388 | ||
| Beaty Butte Fire | 35,000 | Jul 12, 2000 | Natural |
| Eastside Complex (Deep Creek) Fire | 32,967 | Aug 24, 2000 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 27,813 | Sep 27, 2000 | |
| Horn Butte Fire | 19,650 | Jul 22, 2000 | Human |
| White Mule Fire | 19,118 | Aug 3, 2000 | Natural |
| Hash Rock Fire | 18,500 | Aug 23, 2000 | Natural |
| Kern Fire | 12,069 | Aug 4, 2000 | Natural |
| 2 Horse Mountain Fire | 10,470 | Jul 18, 2000 | Natural |
| Abert Fire | 10,121 | Aug 3, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 8,399 | Sep 27, 2000 |
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.