Sandy Fire
The Sandy Fire burned 1,282 acres in Box Elder County, Utah, in 2001. It was discovered on July 14, 2001, and contained on July 22, 2001. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,282 acres
- Discovered
- July 14, 2001
- Contained
- July 22, 2001
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.783, -112.583.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,282 acres
- Discovered
- July 14, 2001, 8:15 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 22, 2001, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Utah
- County
- Box Elder County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Northwest Area
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2001_UT-NWS-359
Other large fires in Utah in 200112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 40,000 | Jul 14, 2001 | Natural |
| Beef Hollow Fire | 9,000 | Jul 16, 2001 | Human |
| Mollie Fire | 8,021 | Aug 18, 2001 | Human |
| Antelope 4 Fire | 5,000 | Jul 5, 2001 | Natural |
| Keg Mountain Fire | 4,709 | Jul 16, 2001 | Natural |
| Nebo Creek Fire | 4,378 | Jul 2, 2001 | Natural |
| Timpie Fire | 4,229 | Jun 8, 2001 | Human |
| Little Field Fire | 3,976 | Jul 14, 2001 | Natural |
| Thiokol Fire | 3,000 | Jul 14, 2001 | Natural |
| Birch Fire | 2,681 | Sep 27, 2001 | Human |
| Ibapah Fire | 2,274 | Jul 26, 2001 | Natural |
| 8 Mile Fire | 2,068 | Jun 9, 2001 | 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.