Last Chance Fire
The Last Chance Fire burned 1,200 acres in Box Elder County, Utah, in 2000. It was discovered on July 2, 2000, and contained on July 2, 2000. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- July 2, 2000
- Contained
- July 2, 2000
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.220, -112.457.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- July 2, 2000, 1:21 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 2, 2000, 9:04 a.m. local time
- 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-2000UTFFSL3373-2000
Other large fires in Utah in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake Desert Complex (Aragonite) Fire | 39,937 | Aug 1, 2000 | Natural |
| Oldroyd Complex (Mona West) Fire | 33,838 | Jul 27, 2000 | Natural |
| Castlerock Fire | 16,116 | Jul 26, 2000 | Natural |
| Oldroyd Complex (Broad) Fire | 14,956 | Jul 26, 2000 | Natural |
| Hogup Fire | 14,355 | Jul 12, 2000 | Natural |
| Adelaide Complex (Morning Dove) Fire | 11,540 | Jul 26, 2000 | Natural |
| Swains Fire | 7,898 | Aug 12, 2000 | Human |
| South Rose Ranch Fire | 5,943 | Jul 17, 2000 | Natural |
| 10 Mile Pass Fire | 5,867 | Aug 6, 2000 | Human |
| Brown Springs Fire | 4,334 | Jun 10, 2000 | Human |
| Chournos Fire | 3,920 | Aug 5, 2000 | Natural |
| Molly Fire | 3,910 | Jul 16, 2000 | Natural |
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.