Watt Road Fire
The Watt Road Fire burned 1,080 acres in Washington, in 2003. It was discovered on July 21, 2003, and contained on July 28, 2003. The cause was recorded as smoking.
- Size
- 1,080 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 2003
- Contained
- July 28, 2003
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.239, -117.240.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,080 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 2003, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 28, 2003, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Smoking
- State
- Washington
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2003WATBRA575
Other large fires in Washington in 200312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fawn Peak Complex (Farewell) Fire | 81,343 | Jun 30, 2003 | Natural |
| Needles Fire | 21,300 | Aug 5, 2003 | Natural |
| Umtanum Ridge Fire | 20,000 | Jul 24, 2003 | Human |
| Rattlesnake Canyon Fire | 10,500 | Jul 4, 2003 | Human |
| Hatten Road Fire | 7,209 | Jul 27, 2003 | Human |
| Togo Mountain Fire | 5,285 | Aug 15, 2003 | Natural |
| Juniper Dunes Fire | 5,200 | Aug 6, 2003 | Natural |
| Isabel Fire | 4,535 | Sep 7, 2003 | Natural |
| Mineral Park Fire | 3,654 | Aug 15, 2003 | Natural |
| Ahtanum Ridge Fire | 2,675 | Jun 27, 2003 | Human |
| Maple Fire | 2,409 | Sep 5, 2003 | Natural |
| Bigbeaver Fire | 2,301 | Aug 5, 2003 | Natural |
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.