Wildfires of 2008

Jump Off Joe Wfu Fire

2008Benton County, WashingtonWildfire

The Jump Off Joe Wfu Fire burned 1,000 acres in Benton County, Washington, in 2008. It was discovered on August 15, 2008, and contained on August 15, 2008.

Size
1,000 acres
Discovered
August 15, 2008
Contained
August 15, 2008
Cause
Undetermined

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.106, -119.145.

The record

Reported final size
1,000 acres
Discovered
August 15, 2008, 12:41 p.m. local time
Contained
August 15, 2008, 11:59 p.m. local time
Cause
Undetermined
State
Washington
County
Benton County
Reporting unit
Washington State Fire Marshal's Office
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
ICS209_2008_WA-WFS-08-2618

Other large fires in Washington in 200812

FireAcresStartCause
Columbia River Road Fire22,155Aug 7, 2008Human
Swanson Lake Fire19,090Aug 18, 2008Human
Badger Mtn Complex (Badger Mountain) Fire15,023Jul 8, 2008Human
Smith Lake Fire12,513Aug 1, 2008
Unnamed Fire7,684
Two Lakes Fire6,431
Cold Springs Fire4,728Jul 12, 2008Natural
Willow Creek Fire3,600Jul 13, 2008
Unnamed Fire3,500Jul 27, 2008Human
Baird Springs Fire3,206Jun 15, 2008Human
Unnamed Fire2,963
Unnamed Fire2,929

Every fire of 2008 Washington fire history

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Sources

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.