Microwave Fire
The Microwave Fire burned 1,255 acres in Wasco County, Oregon, in 2009. It was discovered on August 28, 2009, and contained on September 14, 2009. The cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
- Size
- 1,255 acres
- Discovered
- August 28, 2009
- Contained
- September 14, 2009
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,300 acres, mapped by gps - uncorrected data. Point of origin as reported, 45.680, -121.409.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,255 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,300 acres
- Discovered
- August 28, 2009, 8:51 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 14, 2009, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Wasco County
- Land ownership at origin
- State or Private
- Reporting unit
- Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- ORCGF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1480734
- Perimeter map method
- GPS - Uncorrected Data
- Perimeter records
- 2 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 Oregon in 200912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Creek Fire | 16,267 | Aug 2, 2009 | Natural |
| Tumblebug Complex | 14,560 | Sep 12, 2009 | Natural |
| Kelsay Butte Fire | 12,406 | ||
| Boze Fire | 10,721 | Sep 13, 2009 | Natural |
| Williams Creek Fire | 8,395 | Jul 28, 2009 | Human |
| North Fork Complex | 6,900 | Aug 2, 2009 | Natural |
| Rainbow Creek Fire | 5,740 | Sep 22, 2009 | Natural |
| Big Sheep Fire | 3,466 | Aug 29, 2009 | Natural |
| Mcginnis Creek Fire | 3,417 | Jul 24, 2009 | Human |
| Big Sheep Fire | 3,120 | ||
| Ward Canyon Fire | 1,962 | Oct 11, 2009 | Human |
| Green Grass Fire | 1,304 | May 30, 2009 | 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.