Chimney RX
The Chimney RX burned 2,181 acres in Oregon, in 2002. MTBS dates its ignition to September 23, 2002.
- Size
- 2,181 acres
- Ignition
- September 23, 2002
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,181 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 42.903, -118.621.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,181 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- September 23, 2002
- State
- Oregon
- Incident type
- Prescribed fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- OR4290311862120020923
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Oregon in 200212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biscuit Complex (Biscuit) Fire | 499,945 | Jul 13, 2002 | Natural |
| Tool Box Complex (Tool Box) Fire | 54,800 | Jul 12, 2002 | Natural |
| Boulder Fire | 48,080 | Jul 13, 2002 | Natural |
| Trimbly Creek Fire | 42,543 | Jul 13, 2002 | Natural |
| Grizzly Complex (Winter) Fire | 33,894 | Jul 12, 2002 | Natural |
| Mahogany Complex (Atkins Butte) Fire | 32,812 | Jul 15, 2002 | Natural |
| White River Fire | 28,500 | Jul 23, 2002 | Natural |
| Timbered Rock Fire | 27,351 | Jul 13, 2002 | Natural |
| Monument-Malheur Complex (Monument) Fire | 24,667 | Jul 12, 2002 | Natural |
| Grizzly Complex (Silver) Fire | 24,565 | Jul 13, 2002 | Natural |
| Eyerly Complex (Eyerly) Fire | 23,573 | Jul 9, 2002 | Natural |
| Wiinter Fire | 19,561 |
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. 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.