Wildfires of 2000

Dippingvat Fire

2000Sherman County, OregonWildfire

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

FireAcresStartCause
Jackson Fire79,914Jul 14, 2000Natural
Jim Creek Fire60,388
Beaty Butte Fire35,000Jul 12, 2000Natural
Eastside Complex (Deep Creek) Fire32,967Aug 24, 2000Natural
Unnamed Fire27,813Sep 27, 2000
Horn Butte Fire19,650Jul 22, 2000Human
White Mule Fire19,118Aug 3, 2000Natural
Hash Rock Fire18,500Aug 23, 2000Natural
Kern Fire12,069Aug 4, 2000Natural
2 Horse Mountain Fire10,470Jul 18, 2000Natural
Abert Fire10,121Aug 3, 2000Human
Unnamed Fire8,399Sep 27, 2000

Every fire of 2000 Oregon 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.