Charlotte Fire
The Charlotte Fire burned 1,029 acres in Bannock County, Idaho, in 2012. It was discovered on June 28, 2012, and contained on July 2, 2012. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,029 acres
- Discovered
- June 28, 2012
- Contained
- July 2, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,030 acres, mapped by gps-flight. Point of origin as reported, 42.780, -112.406.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,029 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,030 acres
- Discovered
- June 28, 2012, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 2, 2012, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Idaho
- County
- Bannock County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Idaho Falls District
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- IDPRI
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2012-IDPOD-012013
- Fire occurrence record
- W-640929
- Perimeter map method
- GPS-Flight
- Note on the perimeter
- 66 homes and 29 outbuildings lost
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 Idaho in 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustang Complex | 275,960 | Jul 30, 2012 | Natural |
| Kinyon Road Fire | 210,874 | Jul 7, 2012 | Natural |
| Halstead Fire | 181,948 | Jul 27, 2012 | Natural |
| Trinity Ridge Fire | 146,832 | Aug 3, 2012 | Human |
| Flat Top 2 Fire | 140,954 | Aug 5, 2012 | Natural |
| Cave Canyon Fire | 88,909 | Aug 5, 2012 | Natural |
| Lost Packer Fire | 53,628 | ||
| Jacks Fire | 48,894 | Jul 9, 2012 | Natural |
| Sheep Fire | 48,626 | Sep 6, 2012 | Human |
| Mcguire Complex | 43,577 | Aug 28, 2012 | Natural |
| Owinza Fire | 34,507 | Jul 22, 2012 | Natural |
| Benwalk Fire | 29,100 | Jul 9, 2012 | 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.