Hickey Fire
The Hickey Fire burned 411 acres in Lake County, Oregon, in 2012. It was discovered on May 16, 2012, and contained on May 30, 2012. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 411 acres
- Discovered
- May 16, 2012
- Contained
- May 30, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 2,806 acres. Point of origin as reported, 42.196, -120.178.
The record
- Reported final size
- 411 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 2,806 acres
- Discovered
- May 16, 2012, 1:40 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 30, 2012, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Lake County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Fremont-Winema National Forest
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- ORFWF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1510670
- 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 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Draw Fire | 558,198 | Jul 8, 2012 | Natural |
| Miller Homestead Fire | 160,801 | Jul 8, 2012 | Natural |
| Barry Point Fire | 92,977 | Aug 6, 2012 | Natural |
| Cache Creek Fire | 73,582 | Aug 20, 2012 | Natural |
| Pole Creek Fire | 26,795 | Sep 9, 2012 | Natural |
| Lava Fire | 21,546 | Jul 23, 2012 | Natural |
| Danner Loop 2 Fire | 19,449 | Aug 28, 2012 | Human |
| Waterfalls 2 Fire | 12,246 | Aug 6, 2012 | Natural |
| Ten Mile Complex | 10,056 | Aug 10, 2012 | Natural |
| Iron Fire | 9,384 | Jul 9, 2012 | Natural |
| Baker Canyon Fire | 8,309 | Jul 14, 2012 | Natural |
| Bonita Fire | 8,304 | 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.