Bear Spring Fire
The Bear Spring Fire burned 1,005 acres in Idaho, in 2004. It was discovered on August 13, 2004, and contained on August 25, 2004. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,005 acres
- Discovered
- August 13, 2004
- Contained
- August 25, 2004
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.555, -114.108.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,005 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 995 acres
- Discovered
- August 13, 2004, 5:55 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 25, 2004, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Idaho
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Salmon-Challis National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- IDSCF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-402763
- Perimeter map method
- GPS - Uncorrected Data
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 Idaho in 20045
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Fire | 3,615 | ||
| Porter Wfu Fire | 2,911 | Jul 17, 2004 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,112 | Jun 2, 2004 | |
| South Pot Fire | 1,086 | Aug 1, 2004 | Natural |
| North Star Butte Fire | 1,030 | Aug 13, 2004 | Natural |
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.