0353 Rn Scott Canyon Fire
201632,061 acresOregon
The 0353 Rn Scott Canyon Fire burned 32,061 acres, about 50 square miles, across Gilliam County. It began on July 21, 2016.
Watch how it happened0353 Rn Scott Canyon Fire · 2016
How it happened
Watch it burn in the order satellites saw it, coloured by how severely each place burned.
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 | 18% | 5,666 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 64% | 20,441 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 19% | 5,954 |
No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 18% 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.
| Gilliam County | OR | 32,051 |
Other large fires in Oregon in 2016
- Rail Fire43,796 acres
- Cherry Road Fire35,196 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.