Cuddy Fire
The Cuddy Fire burned 1,202 acres in Adams County, Idaho, in 2006. It was discovered on September 8, 2006, and contained on September 18, 2006. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,202 acres
- Discovered
- September 8, 2006
- Contained
- September 18, 2006
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,204 acres, mapped by gps - uncorrected data. Point of origin as reported, 44.859, -116.763.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,202 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,204 acres
- Discovered
- September 8, 2006, 7:54 a.m. local time
- Contained
- September 18, 2006, 7:03 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Idaho
- County
- Adams County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Payette National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- IDPAF
- Part of
- Cuddy Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1445163
- 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 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Fire | 220,042 | Aug 15, 2006 | Natural |
| Sailor Cap Fire | 61,929 | Aug 23, 2006 | Human |
| Cherry Fire | 54,350 | Aug 10, 2006 | Natural |
| Rattlesnake Complex | 43,600 | Aug 20, 2006 | Natural |
| Red Mountain Fire | 35,482 | Aug 14, 2006 | Human |
| Middle Fork Complex | 35,122 | Aug 7, 2006 | Natural |
| Black Butte Fire | 33,380 | ||
| Heavens Gate Complex (Black Butte) Fire | 33,000 | Aug 22, 2006 | Natural |
| Stone 2 Fire | 31,568 | Aug 5, 2006 | Natural |
| Southfork Complex (Cougar) Fire | 28,431 | Aug 7, 2006 | Natural |
| Owinza Fire | 26,622 | Aug 7, 2006 | Natural |
| Bowen Fire | 19,482 |
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.