Wildfires of 2005

I 82 Fire

2005Benton County, WashingtonWildfire

The I 82 Fire burned 2,200 acres in Benton County, Washington, in 2005. It was discovered on August 19, 2005, and contained on August 20, 2005. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

Size
2,200 acres
Discovered
August 19, 2005
Contained
August 20, 2005
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.242, -119.634.

The record

Reported final size
2,200 acres
Discovered
August 19, 2005, 4:00 p.m. local time
Contained
August 20, 2005, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Equipment and vehicle use
State
Washington
County
Benton County
Land ownership at origin
Private
Reporting unit
Spokane District
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-505920

Other large fires in Washington in 200512

FireAcresStartCause
School Fire52,000Aug 5, 2005Human
Walker Canyon Fire25,000Jun 25, 2005
West Omak Lake Fire11,330Jul 12, 2005Human
Mcclane Fire6,851Aug 9, 2005Human
Wood Gulch Fire5,400Jul 23, 2005
Wall Lake Fire5,178Jul 27, 2005Human
Juniper Canyon Fire5,000Jun 22, 2005
Weather Station Fire4,917Jul 5, 2005
Second Hud Fire4,274Jul 4, 2005Human
Badger Road Fire2,000Jul 25, 2005
Harker Canyon Fire1,566Aug 10, 2005Human
Burnt Bread Fire1,246Aug 6, 2005Human

Every fire of 2005 Washington fire history

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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.