East Slick Fire
199936,681 acresIdaho
The East Slick Fire burned 36,681 acres, about 57 square miles, across 3 counties. It began on August 30, 1999.
Watch how it happenedEast Slick Fire · 1999
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 | 7.8% | 2,843 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 85% | 31,153 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 7.3% | 2,683 |
No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 8% 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.
| Elmore County | ID | 28,152 |
| Twin Falls County | ID | 7,516 |
| Owyhee County | ID | 1,013 |
Other large fires in Idaho in 1999
- Mule Butte Fire138,309 acres
- Cedar Butte Fire49,609 acres
- Ineel Fire43,532 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.