Garat 1 Fire
198526,189 acresIdaho
The Garat 1 Fire burned 26,189 acres, about 41 square miles, across Owyhee County. It began on July 7, 1985.
Watch how it happenedGarat 1 Fire · 1985
How it happened
See how severely each place burned, revealed outward from where it started.
How severely it burned
Burn severity inside the final perimeter, classified from Landsat images taken before and after the fire.
| Severity | Share | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive | 4.0% | 1,035 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 85% | 22,298 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 11% | 2,852 |
No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 4% 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.
| Owyhee County | ID | 26,212 |
Other large fires in Idaho in 1985
- Crows Nest Fire62,760 acres
- Butte Fire28,560 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.