Twin Peaks Fire
The Twin Peaks Fire burned 1,200 acres in Yakima County, Washington, in 2009. It was discovered on September 3, 2009, and contained on September 28, 2009. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- September 3, 2009
- Contained
- September 28, 2009
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.629, -121.337.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,200 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 667 acres
- Discovered
- September 3, 2009, 12:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 28, 2009, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Washington
- County
- Yakima County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- WAOWF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1483798
- Perimeter map method
- Digitized Other
- Perimeter records
- 2 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
- Note on the perimeter
- Attributes from NIFMID
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 20097
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Creek Complex | 48,902 | Aug 20, 2009 | Natural |
| Oden Road Fire | 9,607 | Aug 21, 2009 | Natural |
| Discovery Fire | 4,132 | Jul 29, 2009 | Natural |
| Ahtanum 1 Fire | 2,750 | Oct 4, 2009 | Human |
| Milepost 38 Fire | 1,923 | Sep 16, 2009 | Human |
| Preston-Fox Fire | 1,400 | Oct 4, 2009 | Human |
| Texas Lake Fire | 1,185 | Aug 21, 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.