Jim Canyon Fire
The Jim Canyon Fire burned 4,358 acres in Box Elder County, Idaho, in 2007. It was discovered on July 19, 2007, and contained on July 19, 2007. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 4,358 acres
- Discovered
- July 19, 2007
- Contained
- July 19, 2007
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 4,358 acres, mapped by gps - differentially corrected data. Point of origin as reported, 41.956, -113.201.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,358 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 4,358 acres
- Discovered
- July 19, 2007, 1:38 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 19, 2007, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Idaho
- County
- Box Elder County
- Reporting unit
- Sawtooth National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- IDPRI
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2007-UTSLD-000503
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1456186
- Perimeter map method
- GPS - Differentially Corrected Data
- Perimeter records
- 2 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
- Note on the perimeter
- Fire burned State land in Utah. Fire was IA by the forest. IC's Fillmore, Esty, final IC Bob Harris with the state of Utah
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
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.