Stubblefield Point Fire
The Stubblefield Point Fire burned 2,209 acres in Washington, in 2008. It was discovered on July 4, 2008, and contained on July 8, 2008. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,209 acres
- Discovered
- July 4, 2008
- Contained
- July 8, 2008
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,208 acres. Point of origin as reported, 48.083, -119.388.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,209 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,208 acres
- Discovered
- July 4, 2008, 5:14 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 8, 2008, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Washington
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Colville Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WA4807811937320080704
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-580499
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
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.