Virginia Lake Fire
The Virginia Lake Fire burned 36,775 acres in Washington, in 2001. It was discovered on August 13, 2001, and contained on September 16, 2001. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 36,775 acres
- Discovered
- August 13, 2001
- Contained
- September 16, 2001
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 36,659 acres, mapped by other. Point of origin as reported, 48.275, -119.573.
The record
- Reported final size
- 36,775 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 36,659 acres
- Discovered
- August 13, 2001, 9:40 a.m. local time
- Contained
- September 16, 2001, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Washington
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Colville Agency
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- WAOWF
- Part of
- Virginia Lake Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-440932
- Perimeter map method
- Other
- Perimeter records
- 2 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
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 |
| 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. 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.