Coyote Creek Fire
The Coyote Creek Fire burned 3,700 acres in Idaho, in 2007. It was discovered on July 13, 2007, and contained on July 15, 2007. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 3,700 acres
- Discovered
- July 13, 2007
- Contained
- July 15, 2007
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,922 acres. Point of origin as reported, 46.446, -116.840.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,700 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,922 acres
- Discovered
- July 13, 2007, 1:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 15, 2007, 11:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Idaho
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Reporting unit
- Nez Perce Tribe
- Agency
- Tribal agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ID4646611682120070713
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-546615
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 200712
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy Complex | 367,785 | Jul 21, 2007 | Natural |
| Rowland Fire | 217,512 | ||
| Cascade Complex (Monumental) Fire | 174,231 | Jul 17, 2007 | Natural |
| East Zone Complex (Raines) Fire | 120,077 | Jul 14, 2007 | Natural |
| Rattlesnake Fire | 102,000 | Jul 13, 2007 | Natural |
| Raines Fire | 78,587 | ||
| Black Pine 2 Fire | 72,361 | Jul 6, 2007 | Natural |
| Shower Bath Complex (Red Bluff) Fire | 62,591 | Jul 17, 2007 | Natural |
| Shower Bath Complex (Shower Bath) Fire | 60,009 | Aug 1, 2007 | Natural |
| Poe Cabin Fire | 58,520 | Jul 18, 2007 | Natural |
| Riordon Fire | 54,081 | ||
| Chimney Complex | 51,000 | Jul 13, 2007 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.