Lava Fire
The Lava Fire burned 2,350 acres in Lake County, Oregon, in 2002. It was discovered on July 13, 2002, and contained on November 4, 2002. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,350 acres
- Discovered
- July 13, 2002
- Contained
- November 4, 2002
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 42.462, -120.765.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,350 acres
- Discovered
- July 13, 2002, 2:37 p.m. local time
- Contained
- November 4, 2002, 9:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Lake County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Lakeview District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Part of
- Toolbox Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-113521
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
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.