Red Rock Fire
The Red Rock Fire burned 1,163 acres in Montana, in 2008. It was discovered on September 12, 2008, and contained on September 22, 2008. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,163 acres
- Discovered
- September 12, 2008
- Contained
- September 22, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,466 acres. Point of origin as reported, 44.600, -111.750.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,163 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,466 acres
- Discovered
- September 12, 2008, 1:15 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 22, 2008, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Montana
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MT4460411175720080912
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2008MTRLREKZ8
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 Montana in 200812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunn Mtn. Assist Fire | 102,380 | Aug 22, 2008 | Natural |
| Cascade Fire | 10,173 | Jul 26, 2008 | Human |
| Chouteau Co Complex | 5,519 | Mar 24, 2008 | Human |
| Easter Fire | 5,064 | Mar 24, 2008 | Human |
| Kathryn Fire | 5,000 | Aug 25, 2008 | Human |
| Knowlton Complex (Drga) Fire | 4,261 | Aug 22, 2008 | Natural |
| Golden Valley Complex | 3,558 | Aug 30, 2008 | Natural |
| Magee 2 Fire | 3,000 | Apr 9, 2008 | Human |
| Deep Draw Fire | 2,022 | Aug 9, 2008 | Natural |
| East Unit Charlie Fire | 1,909 | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| WoodHumpSalmon Fire | 1,584 | ||
| Coffee Fire | 1,528 |
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.