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2002
WILDFIRES on the WEB
Ordered
Alphabetically by State & then Chronologically
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Fire Name
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Size (acres)
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Dates
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ALASKA
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| BLM Alaska Fire Service |
Alaska Fires go
to News button in header |
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| 50 mi E of Fairbanks, AK |
West
Fork Chena Fire
Chena
Fire photos |
22,092 |
05/23- 06/10/02 |
| 7 mi E of Livengood, AK |
Milepost
78 Fire
Milepost78
photos |
96,284 |
05/23-06/07/02 |
| 15 mi south of McGrath (AK pipeline) |
Vinasale Fire, Alaska Fire Website |
92,000+ |
05/22-06/10/02 |
| Kenai Peninsula AK |
Kenai Lake Fire photos from 2001, escaped Rx burn |
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06/25/01 |
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ARIZONA
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| Arizona/ New Mexico/ W Texas Region 3, Large Fire Reports |
Large
Fires Statistics
Large
Fires Map
Current Fire News
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02/21- |
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| Gila National Forest, AZ |
Middle Fire |
37,600 |
03/29-04/14/02 |
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| Coronado National Forest (near Tucson, AZ) |
Bullock Fire
Bullock Fire photos
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30,563 |
05/21-06/06/02 |
| White Mt. Apache Tribe & Apache Sitgreaves NF (3 mi N of
Cibeque, AZ) |
Rodeo/
Chediski Fire
photos
more photos
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468,638 |
06/18-07/09/02 |
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CALIFORNIA
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CA South Ops News
& Notes |
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CDF Fire - San Diego Unit (N of Fallbrook)
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Gavilan
Fire |
5,763 |
02/10-02/14/02 |
| City of Riverside |
River
Fire photos |
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4/09/-04/11/02 |
| San Bernardino National Forest |
Arrowhead
Fire Arrowhead
photos |
2,688 |
06/01-06/07/02 |
| Los Padres National Forest (Ventura County, 9 mi N of Ojai) |
Wolf
Fire
Wolf Fire photos |
21,645 |
06/01-06/14/02 |
| Angeles National Forest (started in Sangus) |
Copper
Fire
Copper
Fire photos |
23,407 |
06/06-06/12/02 |
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CDF Fire -
Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit (W of Smartville)
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Field
Fire |
945 |
06/09-06/11/02 |
| Klamath National Forest (near Forks of the Salmon) |
Fork
Fire
Fork Fire photos |
1,400 |
06/09-6/17/02 |
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CDF Fire -
Santa Barbaara Unit (6 mi W of Lompoc)
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Sudden
Ranch Fire |
7,782 |
06/15-06/20/02 |
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CDF Fire -
San Diego Unit (2 mi N of Thing Valley Rd. / Fred Canyon Rd)
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Troy
Fire |
1,188 |
06/19-06/23/02 |
| Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
(near Coleville and Walker CA but under the R4 jurisdiction) |
Cannon Fire
C-130
Memorial Service photos
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22,750 |
06/19-06/25/02 |
| San Bernardino National Forest |
Blue
Cut Fire
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7,750 |
06/16-06/21/02 |
| Inyo National Forest (North of Bishop and South of Toms Place between the small community of Swall Meadow and Hwy 395. |
Birch Fire
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2,500 |
07/01-07/03/02 |
| California/Nevada state line
in South Lake Tahoe |
Gondola
Fire
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672 |
07/03-07/15/02 |
| Modoc
National Forest (24 mi N of Alturas) |
Muldoon
Cplx
2388 lightning strikes
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covering >117 ac. |
07/12-07/18/02 |
| Siskiyou Unit,
CDF (3 mi SE of Gazelle) |
Mussolini
Fire
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3,260 |
07/13-07/16/02 |
| Six Rivers National Forest (10
mi S of Happy Camp, just E of Sulpher Springs Campground) |
Stanza
Fire
Stanza
Fire photos
if you have trouble with the R5 web, try entering through the photos
Memorial
Service
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2,880 |
07/22-08/03/02 |
| Six Rivers National Forest (10 mi E of Gasquet, North of
Hwy 199, Del Norte County) |
Shelly
Creek Fire
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850 |
07/28-08/03/02 |
| Monte Vista Unit,
CDF (Julien in the hills E of San Diego) |
Pines
Fire
Pines Fire photos
more photos
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61,690 |
07/29-08/13/02 |
| Yosemite National Park |
Lightning
Caused Fires Restore Health
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| Sequoia NF (Tulare Co) near the giant sequoia groves |
McNally
Fire
McNally
Fire photos
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150,969 |
07/21-08/28/02 |
The Sour Biscuit Fire merged with the
Florence Fire on 8/7, first called the Florence and now the Biscuit Fire)
1) Siskiyou NF (17 mi SW of Cave Junction, OR)
3) Brookings OR
4) Gold Beach OR
2) Six
Rivers NF, Smith River NRA (6 mi E of Smith River CA)
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Biscuit Fire
formerly called Florence Fire
Joint Info Center
photos
--Zone 1 East, Lake Selmak OR
--Zone 3 Southwest
--Zone 4 Northwest
--Zone 2
South, Crescent City CA
more
photos
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499,965
28,772
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07/13-09/05/02
contained in CA
08/15/02
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| Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit |
Showers
Fire |
294 |
08/19-08/24/02 |
| Angeles National Forest (San Gabriel Mountains near Asuza) |
Curve
Fire
Curve
Fire photos
more Curve Fire
photos (2 pages) |
20,857 |
09/01-09/12/02 |
| Angeles National Forest |
Leona
Fire |
5,124 |
09/03-09/06/02 |
| Angeles National Forest |
Quarry
Fire |
60 |
09/04-09/05/02 |
| CDF Fire - Shasta-Trinity Unit (just E of Whitmore) |
Squirrel
Fire |
575 |
09/03-09/06/02 |
| Shasta Trinity National Forest (1 mi E of Coffee Creek Trailhead) |
Coffee
Fire |
68 |
09/10-09/13/00 |
| Angeles National Forest (Eastfork Rd 25 mi. N of Azusa) |
Williams
Fire News&Notes
maps
photos |
37,240 |
09/22-10/03/02 |
| CDF Fire -Santa Clara Unit (near Morgan Hill, E side of the
Santa Cruz coastal mountains) |
Croy
Fire |
3,127 |
09/23-09/29/02 |
| Lassen National Forest (Black's Mtn) |
Cone
Fire
Cone Fire photos |
2,006 |
09/26-09/30/02 |
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COLORADO
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Colorado
Wildfires page &
Colorado Fires Archives |
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| Pike-San Isabel National Forests, Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands
(5 mi N of Florissant, CO) |
Cedar
Mountain Fire |
140 |
04/16-04/26/02 |
| Pike/San Isabel National Forests, CO |
Topaz
Mountain Fire
Topaz Mtn
photos |
350 |
04/18-04/26/02 |
| Park County & Pike/San Isabel National Forests (3 mi W of
Bailey, CO) |
Snaking Fire
Snaking Fire
photos |
2,590 |
04/23-05/02/02 |
| Custer County (3 mi S of Westcliffe CO) |
CuernoVerde
Fire
CuernoVerde Fire
photos |
388 |
04/29-05/03/02 |
| Pike/San Isabel National Forests (6 mi SW of Evergreen, CO) |
Black
Mountain Fire
Black
Mountain Fire photos |
200 |
05/05-05/10/02 |
| Pike/San Isabel National Forests, Douglas County (2 miles S of
Deckers, CO) |
Schoonover
Fire
Schoonover
Fire photos |
3,860 |
05/21-05/29/02 |
| Southern Ute Agency BIA (10 mi SW of Durango, CO) |
Cow
Camp
Cow Camp photos
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340 |
05/20-05/24/02 |
| Freemont Co, W of Canon City (12 mi N of Westcliffe CO) |
Iron Mountain Fire
Iron
Mt Fire photos
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4,439 |
06/02/-06/08/02 |
Spring Fire is 8 mi S of Stonewall
James John Fire is 9 mi SE of Trinidad, CO |
Trinidad
Complex Trinidad
photos
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33,000 |
06/02-06/10/02 |
| Rio Grande National Forest (Monte Vista & Saugauche, CO |
Rio Grande
Complex
Findley, Westfork, Fourmile, Duckfoot, Fruitcake & Coolbroth fires.
Coolbroth
Fire photos
Fruitcake
Fire photos
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195 |
06/06-06/10/02 |
| Pike/San Isabel National Forests (10 mi W of Denver CO) |
Hayman
Fire
Hayman Fire
Hayman Fire photos
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137,760 |
06/08-07/18/02 |
| Grand Junction BLM (Grand Junction, CO) |
Miracle Complex
Long Canyon Fire
Dierich Creek Fire
with photos
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Long Cyn 1,100
Dierich Cr 300
Miracle 3,951 |
06/08-06/17/02
06/08-06/17/02
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| Garfield Co and White River National Forest (Glenwood Springs, CO) |
Coal Seam Fire (county)
Coal Seam photos
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12,209 |
06/08-06/20/02 |
| San Juan National Forest (15 mi N of Durango, CO) |
Missionary
Ridge Fire
Missionary
Ridge photos
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70,485 |
06/09-07/16/02 |
| Near South Fork, CO |
Million Fire
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9,346 |
06/19-06/29/02 |
| GrandMesa -Uncoompahgre - Gunnison NF (15 mi S of Norwood, CO) |
West Beaver Fire
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580 |
06/21-07/03/02 |
| Craig Distr BLM (28 mi NW of Meeker, CO) |
Pinion Ridge Fire
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2,400 |
06/22-06/30/02 |
| White River National Forest ( 8 mi N of New Castle, CO) |
Spring Creek Fire
and photos
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13,493 |
06/22-07/24/02 |
| Dinosaur National Monument (20 mi NE of Dinosaur, CO) |
Bear Fire
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4,800 |
06/27-07/04/02 |
| GrandMesa -Uncoompahgre - Gunnison NF (10 mi W of Gunnison CO) |
Stuben Fire
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693 |
07/10-07/17/02 |
| GrandMesa -Uncoompahgre - Gunnison NF (5 mi SW of Norwood, CO) |
Burn
Canyon Fire
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31,300 |
07/09-07/28/02 |
| Routt National Forest (23 mi N of Steamboat Springs) |
Hinman Fire (see Mt
Zirkel Cplx)
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1,426
now 9,326 |
07/12-07/24/02
-currently burning |
| Routt National Forest (40 mi SW of Steamboat Springs) |
Lost Lakes Fire
wildland fire use
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contained
at1,650
now 5,184+ |
07/08-07/20/02
- currently burning |
| Routt National Forest (15 mi SE of Steamboat Springs) |
Green Creek Fire
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4,400 |
07/14-08/29/02 |
| BIA Ute Mountain Agency (15 mi S of Cortez) |
East Marble Fire
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70,485 |
07/14-07/24/02 |
| Manti-La Sal National Forest |
Canyons Complex
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9,800 |
07/14-07/24... |
| Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest (9 mi SE of Estes Park) |
Big
Elk Fire
more Big
Elk Fire
Big Elk photos
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4,413 |
07/17-08/17/02 |
| White River National Forest (34 mi SW of Steamboat Springs) |
Big
Fish Fire
Big Fish photos
wildland fire use
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17,056+ |
07/19-
very little activity |
| Mesa Verde National
Park (9 mi SE of Cortez) |
Long
Mesa Fire
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2,601 |
07/29-08/09/02 |
| BIA Ute Mountain Agency |
Cherry
Creek Fire
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1,335 |
08/12-08/16/02 |
| San Juan National Forest (4 miles north of Cascade CO) |
Shaff
#2 Fire
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556 |
08/16-08/23/02 |
| Routt National Forest (25 mi N of Steamboat Springs) |
Mt
Zirkel Complex
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31,016+ |
08/12-
very little activity |
| 18 mi W of Maybell CO |
Halo
Fire
|
525 |
08/21-
very little activity |
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HAWAII
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| Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park |
Kupukupu
Fire |
3,660 |
05/18-06/16/02 |
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IDAHO |
| List of Salmon Challis National Forest Fires |
SCNF Fires
Index of SCNF News Releases
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| Salmon Challis National Forest |
Horse
Fire
Horse Fire photos |
300 |
07/14-07/25/02 |
| Salmon Challis National Forest |
Roaring
Fire
Roaring Fire photos
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384 |
07/20-07/25/02 |
| Salmon Challis National Forest (35 mi NW of Salmon) |
Cathedral
Rock Fire
Cathedral
Rock photos
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333 |
08/01-08/08/02 |
| Boise National Forest (NE of Garden Valley) |
Garden
Valley Complex (17 fires)
|
1,110 |
07/22-08/10/02 |
Eastern border of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness
(30 mi W of North Fork ID)
|
Little
Horse Fire
Little
Horse photos
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4,371+ |
08/04- |
| FCRONR wilderness (36 miles west of Challis ID) |
Little
Soldier Fire
Little
Soldier photos
|
303+ |
08/04- |
| Salmon River Breaks (11 mi E of Riggins ID) |
Kelly
Creek
|
3,329 |
08/18-08/28/02 |
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NEVADA
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| Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (10 mi N of Bridgeville NV) |
Pan Fire
|
506 |
07/12-07/17/02 |
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
(mi NE of Gabbs) |
Ellsworth Fire
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4,454 |
07/13-07/17/02 |
| Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (27 mi W of Las Vegas NV) |
Lost Cabin |
4,300 |
07/14-07/27/02 |
| Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (5 mi N of Walker) |
Gate Complex
Gate, Coleville and Slinkard fires with Gate
Complex photos
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9,866 |
07/12-07/20/02 |
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NEW
MEXICO
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| Arizona/ New Mexico/ W Texas Region 3, Large Fire Reports |
Large
Fires Statistics
Large
Fires Map
Current Fire News
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02/21- |
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| Cimarron, NM (partially on the Philmont Boy Scout Ranch) |
Ponil
Complex, PNW Team 3
Ponil Complex photos
more
photos |
92,194 |
06/02-06/17/02 |
| Carson National Forest and Chama State Forest (E of Canjilon NM) |
Montoya
Fire photos
|
4,257 |
06/12-06/17/02 |
Santa Fe National Forest
(Roybal is 4 mi NE of Pecos &
Trampas is 8 mi W of Rociada) |
Roybal
& Trampas Fires
Roybal & Trampas
photos
|
5,666 |
06/13-06/22/02
06/15-06/24/02 |
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OREGON
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| Oregon Fire Updates |
Current
Releases
This is now a table with links to all OR fires.
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| Oregon Dept Forestry |
Wildland/Urban Interface Fire News
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| Klamath Falls Interagency Fire Center |
Current
Fire Info
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| Metolius River Canyon (15 mi NE of Camp Sherman) |
Eyerly
Complex
Eyerly
photos
Eyerly & Geneva 2 Fires
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23,573 |
07/08-07/27/02 |
| Fremont National Forest (15 mi W of Lakeview) |
Grizzly
Complex
Grizzly, Bare & Logan fires
also updates
|
6,050 |
07/12-07/24/02 |
Malheur National Forest (25 mi S of Prairie City OR)
Malheur National Forest (9 mi SW of Unity OR) |
Flagtail/Malheur Complex
Malheur
photos
PNW Team3 Archive
Monument
Fire
(see also Malheur)
historical with
photos
|
combined
Flagtail-Monument -Malheur
44,062 |
07/12-08/19/02 |
Klamath Lake Dist, OR Dept of Forestry (10 mi NW of Paisley)
Fremont National Forest (30 mi NW of Paisley)
Fremont National Forest (8 mi SW of Silver Lake) |
Winter, Toolbox & Silver
Fires with photos
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120,085 |
07/12-08/02/02 |
| Ochoco NF (near Daville OR) |
747
Fire with photos -- also
photos
from the team
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16,856 |
07/18-08/01/02 |
| Winema NF (7 mi N of Sprague River & 18 mi E of Chiloquin) |
Skunk Fire
with photos
|
2,544 |
07/25-08/06/02 |
| 11 mi NW of Sisters, OR, 2 mi S of Suttle Lake |
Cache
Mountain Fire
|
4,200 |
07/23-08/05/02 |
| Umpqua NF (30 mi E of Canyonville and 25 mi E of Glide) |
Tiller
Complex & N. Umpqua Complex (8 large & many small fires) with photos
Tiller Fire Cplx &
Apple Fire
|
1,663
68.862
17,600
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07/12-08/01/02
07/12-09/04/02
08/16-09/08/02 |
The Sour Biscuit Fire merged with the
Florence Fire on 8/7, first called the Florence and now the Biscuit Fire)
1) Siskiyou NF (17 mi SW of Cave Junction, OR)
3) Brookings OR
4) Gold Beach OR
2) Six
Rivers NF, Smith River NRA (6 mi E of Smith River CA)
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Biscuit Fire
formerly called Florence Fire
Joint Info Center
photos
--Zone 1 East, Lake Selmak OR
--Zone 3 Southwest
--Zone 4 Northwest
--Zone 2
South, Crescent City CA
more
photos
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499,965
28,772
|
07/13-09/05/02
contained in CA
08/15/02
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| Mt Hood National Forest OR |
Bowl Fire
Bowl Fire photos
|
339 |
09/21-09/30/02 |
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SOUTH
DAKOTA
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| Outskirts of Deadwood (SD DoF) |
Grizzly Gulch Fire
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10,771 |
06/29-07/07 |
| Standing Rock Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs (Outskirts of Shields, ND) |
Kraft Fire
|
35,100 |
06/29-07/04 |
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UTAH
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| Utah Fire Management Website |
Current Fire
Info
Daily Sit Report
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| Utah Burning Bits |
More BLM Fire Info
(News & Notes)
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| UT |
Black Canyon
Fire photos
|
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7/02 |
| UT |
Johnson Fire
photos (great flames)
|
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7/02 |
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| 7 mi north of Zion National Park |
Big Wash Fire
|
5,250 |
05/05-06/14/02 |
| Dixie National Forest (NE of Panguitch, UT) |
Sanford
Fire
(wildland fire use)
|
64,000 |
06/17-06/30/02 |
| BLM & Uinta and Ouray Ute Tribe (20 mi NE of Green River UT) |
Black
Canyon Fire
|
3,810+ |
06/20-07/10/02? |
| Uinta & Grand Counties (20 mi NE of Green
River UT) |
Rattle
Complex
(from CIIMT 1)
Rattle Fire photos
|
75,019 |
06/20-07/31/02 |
| 35 mi S of Evanston WY |
East Fork
Fire
|
14,208 |
06/28-07/17/02 |
| BLM Moab Field Office (5 mi S of Eastland) |
Horse Fire
|
300 |
07/14-07/24/02 |
| BLM Cedar City Field Office |
Maple Springs Fire
|
2,460 |
07/13-07/16/02 |
| Wasatch-Cache National Forest (on the Twin Peaks above Salt Lake
City) |
West Twin Peaks Fire
|
190 |
07/13-07/19/02 |
| Manti-LaSal National Forest |
Hang Dog Fire
|
500 |
07/14-07/15/02 |
| Dixie National Forest (26 mi SW of Cedar City) |
Sequoia Fire (Internet
Explorer)
Sequoia Fire Update
Sequoia Fire map
|
8,182 |
07/14-08/06/02 |
| Upper Snake River District, Southern Idaho Area BLM |
Horse Butte Fire
Horse Butte Fire map
|
10,455 |
08/04-08/06/02 |
| Payette National Forest |
King Hill Fire
King Hill Fire map
|
658 |
08/04-08/07/02 |
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WASHINGTON
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| Okanogan National Forest (7 mi W of Chelan WA) |
Deer
Point Fire
Deer
Point photos
|
42,674 |
07/15-
very little activity |
| Okanogan National Forest (Pasayten Wilderness Area, NW of Winthrop) |
Quartz
Mountain Complex
fire use
Quartz
Mountain photos
|
4,922 |
08/17- |
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WYOMING
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Bridger Teton NF
Fire Info Divide, Woody, Mule Fires
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Grand Teton National Park
Press Releases
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Medicine Bow-Routt NF
Thunder Basin Nat. Grassland
(20 mi NW Wheatland, WY) |
Hensel
Fire
Hensel
Fire photos
|
14,630 |
06/07-07/08 |
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(30 mi W Wheatland, WY) |
Reese Mountain
Reese Mountain photos
|
19,334 |
06/29-07/10/02 |
28 miles north of Gillette & 30
mi
NE of Buffalo WY (Casper Field Office, BLM) |
Daley Complex
Daley Draw, Pownell, Watt and Hart Fires
Daley
Fire photos
|
24,000 |
06/29-07/09/02 |
| Big Horn NF (15 mi W of Sheridan WY) |
She Bear Mountain Fire
|
147 |
06/30-07/11/02 |
| Wind River Agency, BIA (10 mi W of Fort
Washakie WY) |
South Fork II Fire
|
15,000 |
06/30-07/12/02 |
| Yellowstone National Park (20 mi SE of Mammoth WY) |
Broad Fire
(wildland fire use)
info on the NPS
Yellowstone Fires |
9,140 |
06/27-07/28/02 |
| Black Hills National Forest (23 mi N of Sundance WY) |
Beaver Dam Complex
Beaver Dam, Harding & Stoney Point fires
|
261 |
07/09-07/16/02 |
| Bridger Teton National Forest (12 mi W of Daniel) |
Mule Fire
Mule Fire photos (at bottom right)
|
3,930 |
07/12-07/25/02 |
| Yellowstone National Park (25 mi SSE of Lake Junction) |
Phlox Fire
(wildland fire use)
Yellowstone Fires
Info & Maps
|
3,600 |
08/10-08/28/02
rainfall ended it |
| Shoshone National Forest, (15 mi S of Lander on the Washakie
Ranger District) |
Pass
Creek Fire
|
13,433 |
08/24-09/04/02 |
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