Catlow Fire
The Catlow Fire burned 5,249 acres in Harney County, Oregon, in 2011. It was discovered on October 1, 2011, and contained on October 2, 2011. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 5,249 acres
- Discovered
- October 1, 2011
- Contained
- October 2, 2011
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 5,250 acres. Point of origin as reported, 42.557, -119.050.
The record
- Reported final size
- 5,249 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 5,250 acres
- Discovered
- October 1, 2011, 2:29 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 2, 2011, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Harney County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Burns District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- ORBUD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2011-ORBUD-010240
- Fire occurrence record
- W-630593
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 201112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Razor Back East Fire | 51,384 | Aug 24, 2011 | Natural |
| High Cascades Fire | 44,476 | Aug 24, 2011 | |
| I-0511 Hancock Fire | 23,069 | ||
| Powerline Fire | 20,907 | ||
| I-0511 Hancock Fire | 18,810 | ||
| West Hill Fire | 15,370 | ||
| Clarks Butte Fire | 13,299 | Aug 6, 2011 | Natural |
| Clarno Fire | 11,107 | ||
| Hancock Complex | 11,000 | Aug 24, 2011 | Natural |
| Shadow Lake Fire | 10,000 | Aug 28, 2011 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 9,000 | Aug 1, 2011 | Natural |
| Cactus Mountain Fire | 8,212 | Sep 7, 2011 | Human |
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.