Port Kelly Fire
The Port Kelly Fire burned 9,929 acres in Washington, in 2001. It was discovered on July 28, 2001, and contained on July 30, 2001. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 9,929 acres
- Discovered
- July 28, 2001
- Contained
- July 30, 2001
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 7,025 acres. Point of origin as reported, 46.019, -118.946.
The record
- Reported final size
- 9,929 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 7,025 acres
- Discovered
- July 28, 2001, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 30, 2001, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Washington
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- McNary National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WA4604211893720010728
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2001WAMNR1892
- Note on the perimeter
- 41
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Washington in 200112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Creek Complex (Rex Creek) Fire | 55,913 | Aug 12, 2001 | Natural |
| Virginia Lake Fire | 36,775 | Aug 13, 2001 | Natural |
| St Marys Fire | 32,960 | Aug 14, 2001 | Human |
| Goodnoe Hills Fire | 11,526 | Aug 18, 2001 | Human |
| Thirty Mile Fire | 9,324 | Jul 9, 2001 | Human |
| Fourth of July Fire | 7,077 | ||
| Fourth of July Fire | 6,914 | Aug 13, 2001 | Natural |
| Mt. Leona Complex | 6,144 | Aug 13, 2001 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,785 | Aug 13, 2001 | Natural |
| North Coppei Fire | 4,810 | Sep 18, 2001 | Human |
| Union Valley Fire | 4,590 | Jul 28, 2001 | Human |
| Libby South Fire | 3,830 | Jul 9, 2001 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.