Rabbit 2 Fire

198435,420 acresOregon

The Rabbit 2 Fire burned 35,420 acres, about 55 square miles, across 2 counties. It began on August 9, 1984.

Watch how it happened

Rabbit 2 Fire · 1984

How it happened

See how severely each place burned, revealed outward from where it started.

About this replay
IgnitionAugust 9, 1984Historical replay — order not recorded
Final area35,420 ac
Revealed—
Counties2

How severely it burned

Burn severity inside the final perimeter, classified from Landsat images taken before and after the fire.

Map of burn severity across the Rabbit 2 Fire
Burn severity by class
SeverityShareAcres
Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive0.8%273
Lowsurface fire, most trees survive60%21,160
Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change39%13,984

No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 1% burned at moderate severity.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (U.S. Geological Survey and USDA Forest Service). Classes come from the change in a Landsat burn index (dNBR) between images before and after the fire; acres are each class’s share of the fire’s mapped area.

Where it burned

Acres inside each county, measured from the satellite-mapped perimeter.

Acres burned by county
Lake CountyOR21,568
Harney CountyOR13,822

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.