Rex Creek Complex (Rex Creek) Fire
The Rex Creek Complex (Rex Creek) Fire burned 55,913 acres in Chelan County, Washington, in 2001. It was discovered on August 12, 2001, and contained on November 1, 2001. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 55,913 acres
- Discovered
- August 12, 2001
- Contained
- November 1, 2001
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 54,461 acres. Point of origin as reported, 48.201, -120.498.
The record
- Reported final size
- 55,913 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 54,461 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 55,198 acres
- Discovered
- August 12, 2001, 8:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- November 1, 2001, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Washington
- County
- Chelan County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- WAOWF
- Part of
- Rex Creek Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WA4816212046320010812
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-370131
- Perimeter map method
- Other
- Perimeter records
- 3 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
- Note on the perimeter
- From WFMI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Port Kelly Fire | 9,929 | Jul 28, 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
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.