South Fork II Fire
The South Fork II Fire burned 15,000 acres in Wyoming, in 2002. It was discovered on June 30, 2002, and contained on July 15, 2002. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 15,000 acres
- Discovered
- June 30, 2002
- Contained
- July 15, 2002
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 13,833 acres. Point of origin as reported, 42.950, -109.133.
The record
- Reported final size
- 15,000 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 13,833 acres
- Discovered
- June 30, 2002, 1:40 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 15, 2002, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Wyoming
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Wind River Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WY4295510907220020630
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
- Fire occurrence record
- W-369898
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 Wyoming in 200212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reese Fire | 18,677 | Jun 27, 2002 | Natural |
| Hensel Fire | 14,855 | Jun 7, 2002 | Natural |
| Pass Creek Fire | 13,433 | Aug 24, 2002 | Natural |
| Pepper Fire | 13,200 | Jul 23, 2002 | Natural |
| Broad Fire | 9,140 | Jun 27, 2002 | Natural |
| Pownell Fire | 6,949 | Jun 28, 2002 | Natural |
| Hairy Fire | 5,321 | Jun 29, 2002 | Natural |
| Tollman Fire | 5,025 | Aug 2, 2002 | Natural |
| Phlox Fire | 3,600 | Aug 10, 2002 | Natural |
| Commisary Fire | 3,561 | Aug 29, 2002 | Natural |
| Mule Fire | 3,400 | Jul 11, 2002 | Natural |
| Cabin Crk Fire | 2,622 | Aug 6, 2002 | Natural |
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. 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.