Geneva 2 Fire
The Geneva 2 Fire burned 1,130 acres in Oregon, in 2002. It was discovered on July 14, 2002, and contained on July 18, 2002. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,130 acres
- Discovered
- July 14, 2002
- Contained
- July 18, 2002
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,198 acres, mapped by gps - uncorrected data. Point of origin as reported, 44.454, -121.430.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,130 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,198 acres
- Discovered
- July 14, 2002, 4:19 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 18, 2002, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Oregon
- Land ownership at origin
- State or Private
- Reporting unit
- Ochoco National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- ORPRD
- Part of
- Eyerly Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-383690
- Perimeter map method
- GPS - Uncorrected Data
- 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 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
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.