Red Mtn Fire
The Red Mtn Fire burned 1,500 acres in Washington, in 2002. It was discovered on May 21, 2002, and contained on May 21, 2002. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- May 21, 2002
- Contained
- May 21, 2002
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.367, -119.500.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- May 21, 2002, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 21, 2002, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Washington
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Hanford Reach National Monument
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2002WAHFR1427
Other large fires in Washington in 200212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Point Fire | 43,374 | Jul 15, 2002 | Human |
| 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 |
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.