JackCreek Fire
The JackCreek Fire burned 1,132 acres in Chelan County, Washington, in 2008. It was discovered on August 9, 2008, and contained on October 13, 2008. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,132 acres
- Discovered
- August 9, 2008
- Contained
- October 13, 2008
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,058 acres. Point of origin as reported, 47.507, -120.934.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,132 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,058 acres
- Discovered
- August 9, 2008, 11:42 a.m. local time
- Contained
- October 13, 2008, 2:35 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Washington
- County
- Chelan County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- WAOWF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1472621
- Perimeter records
- 3 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
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 Washington in 200812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia River Road Fire | 22,155 | Aug 7, 2008 | Human |
| Swanson Lake Fire | 19,090 | Aug 18, 2008 | Human |
| Badger Mtn Complex (Badger Mountain) Fire | 15,023 | Jul 8, 2008 | Human |
| Smith Lake Fire | 12,513 | Aug 1, 2008 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,684 | ||
| Two Lakes Fire | 6,431 | ||
| Cold Springs Fire | 4,728 | Jul 12, 2008 | Natural |
| Willow Creek Fire | 3,600 | Jul 13, 2008 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,500 | Jul 27, 2008 | Human |
| Baird Springs Fire | 3,206 | Jun 15, 2008 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,963 | ||
| Unnamed Fire | 2,929 |
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.