I 82 Fire
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
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Fire | 52,000 | Aug 5, 2005 | Human |
| Walker Canyon Fire | 25,000 | Jun 25, 2005 | |
| West Omak Lake Fire | 11,330 | Jul 12, 2005 | Human |
| Mcclane Fire | 6,851 | Aug 9, 2005 | Human |
| Wood Gulch Fire | 5,400 | Jul 23, 2005 | |
| Wall Lake Fire | 5,178 | Jul 27, 2005 | Human |
| Juniper Canyon Fire | 5,000 | Jun 22, 2005 | |
| Weather Station Fire | 4,917 | Jul 5, 2005 | |
| Second Hud Fire | 4,274 | Jul 4, 2005 | Human |
| Badger Road Fire | 2,000 | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| Harker Canyon Fire | 1,566 | Aug 10, 2005 | Human |
| Burnt Bread Fire | 1,246 | Aug 6, 2005 | 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.