Unnamed Fire
200027,813 acresOregon
The Unnamed Fire burned 27,813 acres, about 43 square miles, across 2 counties. It began on September 27, 2000.
Watch how it happenedUnnamed Fire · 2000
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 | 19% | 5,151 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 60% | 16,576 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 22% | 6,048 |
| Increased greennessvegetation greener after the fire than before | 0.1% | 39 |
No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 19% 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.
| Morrow County | OR | 27,643 |
| Umatilla County | OR | 170 |
Other large fires in Oregon in 2000
- Maloney Creek Fire131,297 acres
- Jackson Fire80,666 acres
- Beaty Butte Fire32,700 acres
- Eastside Complex (Deep Creek)31,943 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Other.