BarneyOlsen Fire
The BarneyOlsen Fire burned 2,087 acres in Blaine County, Montana, in 2012. It was discovered on August 24, 2012, and contained on August 26, 2012. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 2,087 acres
- Discovered
- August 24, 2012
- Contained
- August 26, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 2,087 acres. Point of origin as reported, 48.374, -109.080.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,087 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 2,087 acres
- Discovered
- August 24, 2012, 2:27 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 26, 2012, 6:12 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Montana
- County
- Blaine County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Northeastern Land Office
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- MTNRC
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2012MTNES000031
- 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 Montana in 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Creek Fire | 249,562 | Jun 25, 2012 | Natural |
| Chalky Fire | 152,261 | Aug 2, 2012 | Natural |
| Sarpy Hills Complex | 82,127 | Aug 1, 2012 | Natural |
| Taylor Creek Fire | 62,111 | Jul 3, 2012 | Natural |
| Delphia Fire | 40,085 | Aug 24, 2012 | Natural |
| Welder Fire | 33,318 | Sep 14, 2012 | Human |
| Dahl Fire | 22,045 | Jun 26, 2012 | Natural |
| Dutch Fire | 19,247 | Sep 10, 2012 | Natural |
| Elbow Pass Complex | 17,319 | Jul 12, 2012 | Natural |
| Bear Trap 2 Fire | 15,341 | Jun 25, 2012 | Human |
| Wolf Creek Fire | 12,160 | Jul 24, 2012 | Natural |
| Wye Fire | 12,000 | Jan 4, 2012 | 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.