Egley Complex (Egley) Fire
The Egley Complex (Egley) Fire burned 55,420 acres in Harney County, Oregon, in 2007. It was discovered on July 6, 2007, and contained on July 22, 2007. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 55,420 acres
- Discovered
- July 6, 2007
- Contained
- July 22, 2007
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 139,679 acres. Point of origin as reported, 43.667, -119.430.
The record
- Reported final size
- 55,420 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 139,679 acres
- Discovered
- July 6, 2007, 5:01 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 22, 2007, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Harney County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Malheur National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Part of
- Egley Complex
- Other fire reports inside the burned area
- Bear Canyon Fire, Silver Fire, Bald Butte, Egley South
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- OR4382211938920070706
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1457456
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 Oregon in 200712
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek Complex (Battle Creek) Fire | 79,149 | Jul 13, 2007 | Natural |
| Egley Fire | 55,415 | ||
| Monument Complex (Red Hill Fire) Fire | 53,448 | Jul 13, 2007 | Natural |
| Bear Canyon Fire | 52,812 | ||
| Irish Spring Fire | 47,860 | Aug 17, 2007 | Human |
| Bartlett Mountain Fire | 32,312 | Jul 6, 2007 | Natural |
| Silver Fire | 31,599 | ||
| Clark Butte Fire | 31,047 | Jul 6, 2007 | Natural |
| Juniper Reservoir Fire | 28,333 | Jul 13, 2007 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 15,591 | Aug 3, 2007 | Human |
| Wsa Lightning Complex (Biddle Pass) Fire | 11,710 | Jul 12, 2007 | Natural |
| Butte Fire | 10,343 | Aug 5, 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.