Deer Point Fire
The Deer Point Fire burned 43,374 acres in Chelan County, Washington, in 2002. It was discovered on July 15, 2002, and contained on October 29, 2002. The cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.
- Size
- 43,374 acres
- Discovered
- July 15, 2002
- Contained
- October 29, 2002
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 43,363 acres, mapped by other. Point of origin as reported, 48.025, -120.325.
The record
- Reported final size
- 43,374 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 43,363 acres
- Discovered
- July 15, 2002, 10:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 29, 2002, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Recreation and ceremony
- State
- Washington
- County
- Chelan County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- WAOWF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-380125
- Perimeter map method
- Other
- Perimeter records
- 4 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 200212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Pt Fire | 39,859 | ||
| Pumphouse Fire | 10,367 | Jul 13, 2002 | Human |
| Quartz Mt. Complex (Middle Mountain) Fire | 7,858 | Aug 17, 2002 | Natural |
| Hwy 24 Fire | 4,800 | Sep 29, 2002 | Human |
| Quartz Mt. Complex (Quartz Mountain) Fire | 4,286 | Aug 17, 2002 | Natural |
| Deer Mt Fire | 2,281 | Aug 5, 2002 | Human |
| Deer Mountain Fire | 2,280 | ||
| Pickens Fire | 2,200 | Jul 24, 2002 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,200 | Aug 14, 2002 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,873 | Aug 17, 2002 | Human |
| Mcbee Fire | 1,680 | Aug 22, 2002 | Human |
| Red Mtn Fire | 1,500 | May 21, 2002 | 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.