Starvation Fire
The Starvation Fire burned 7,500 acres in Sherman County, Oregon, in 2001. It was discovered on July 13, 2001, and contained on July 20, 2001. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 7,500 acres
- Discovered
- July 13, 2001
- Contained
- July 20, 2001
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.547, -122.629.
The record
- Reported final size
- 7,500 acres
- Discovered
- July 13, 2001, 1:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 20, 2001, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Sherman County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Prineville District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-106217
Other large fires in Oregon in 200112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Juniper Fire | 80,548 | Aug 8, 2001 | Natural |
| Jackies Butte Fire | 67,052 | Aug 9, 2001 | Natural |
| Sheepshead Fire | 41,124 | Aug 9, 2001 | Natural |
| Monument Complex (Mallory) Fire | 32,352 | Aug 13, 2001 | Natural |
| Ferry Canyon Fire | 18,559 | Jul 12, 2001 | Natural |
| Horse Creek Fire | 16,459 | Aug 14, 2001 | Natural |
| Big Stick Fire | 9,601 | Jul 4, 2001 | Natural |
| Sheepshead Complex (Stonehouse) Fire | 9,450 | Aug 10, 2001 | Natural |
| Bridge Creek Fire | 9,230 | Aug 13, 2001 | Natural |
| Wagner Mountain Fire | 7,076 | Jul 12, 2001 | Natural |
| Quartz Fire | 6,162 | Aug 9, 2001 | Natural |
| West Crater Fire | 5,995 | Aug 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.