Pollys Peak Fire
The Pollys Peak Fire burned 1,586 acres in Sanpete County, Utah, in 2006. It was discovered on September 29, 2006, and contained on October 2, 2006. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,586 acres
- Discovered
- September 29, 2006
- Contained
- October 2, 2006
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,586 acres. Point of origin as reported, 39.635, -111.607.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,586 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,586 acres
- Discovered
- September 29, 2006, 5:29 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 2, 2006, 5:14 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Utah
- County
- Sanpete County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Richfield Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- UTRID
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2006-UTRID-537245
- Fire occurrence record
- W-537245
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 Utah in 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarvis Fire | 50,737 | Jun 25, 2006 | Human |
| Bull Complex | 41,451 | Jun 28, 2006 | Natural |
| Dog Valley Fire | 28,661 | Jul 16, 2006 | Natural |
| Hogups Fire | 28,505 | Aug 8, 2006 | Natural |
| Cove Mountain Fire | 17,766 | Jun 30, 2006 | |
| Kolob Fire | 17,632 | Jun 24, 2006 | Human |
| Scorpio Fire | 14,549 | Jun 30, 2006 | Natural |
| Devils Den Fire | 14,154 | Aug 15, 2006 | Natural |
| Twin Peaks Fire | 10,204 | Jul 18, 2006 | Natural |
| Oak City Fire | 9,740 | Jul 16, 2006 | Human |
| Badger Fire | 7,953 | Aug 12, 2006 | Natural |
| Ranch Fire | 5,283 | Jul 16, 2006 | Human |
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.