Wildfires of 2012

Unnamed Fire

2012Sherman County, OregonWildfire

The Unnamed Fire burned 1,100 acres in Sherman County, Oregon, in 2012. It was discovered on July 22, 2012, and contained on August 2, 2012. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
1,100 acres
Discovered
July 22, 2012
Contained
August 2, 2012
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 45.453, -120.564.

The record

Reported final size
1,100 acres
Discovered
July 22, 2012, 6:10 p.m. local time
Contained
August 2, 2012, 12:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
Oregon
County
Sherman County
Land ownership at origin
Private
Reporting unit
Prineville District
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-640955

Other large fires in Oregon in 201212

FireAcresStartCause
Long Draw Fire558,198Jul 8, 2012Natural
Miller Homestead Fire160,801Jul 8, 2012Natural
Barry Point Fire92,977Aug 6, 2012Natural
Cache Creek Fire73,582Aug 20, 2012Natural
Pole Creek Fire26,795Sep 9, 2012Natural
Lava Fire21,546Jul 23, 2012Natural
Danner Loop 2 Fire19,449Aug 28, 2012Human
Waterfalls 2 Fire12,246Aug 6, 2012Natural
Ten Mile Complex10,056Aug 10, 2012Natural
Iron Fire9,384Jul 9, 2012Natural
Baker Canyon Fire8,309Jul 14, 2012Natural
Bonita Fire8,304Jul 9, 2012Natural

Every fire of 2012 Oregon fire history

Nearby

Sources

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.