Wildfires of 2000

OLD730HWY Fire

2000OregonWildfire

The OLD730HWY Fire burned 1,047 acres in Oregon, in 2000. It was discovered on July 18, 2000, and contained on July 22, 2000. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
1,047 acres
Discovered
July 18, 2000
Contained
July 22, 2000
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.867, -119.600.

The record

Reported final size
1,047 acres
Discovered
July 18, 2000, 2:00 a.m. local time
Contained
July 22, 2000, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
Oregon
Land ownership at origin
Fish and Wildlife Service
Reporting unit
Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge
Agency
Fish and Wildlife Service
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
FWS-2000ORUMR1429

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

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.