# Archival records of fire history, 1910-1977, central western Cascades, Oregon ## Dataset - **Database Code:** DF001 - **Title:** Archival records of fire history, 1910-1977, central western Cascades, Oregon - **Abstract:** Historical wild fire records for the central western Cascades of Oregon are summarized here for the period from 1910 to 1977. Data records are obtained and summarized from historical statistical reports that were generated by the U.S. Forest Service and exist in various forms including fire maps, summary tables, and individual fire reports. The location, cause of the fire, its size class, and the source of information regarding each fire are included. - **Keywords:** fires; disturbance; Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER); disturbance - **Temporal coverage:** 1979-01-01 to 1979-12-31 - **Principal Investigator:** Frederick J. Swanson ## Data Entities 1. DF00101 ## Entity 1: DF00101 ### Attribute list - **DBCODE** — varchar, enum FSDB database code - **DF001** — FSDB Database Code - **ENTITY** — numeric(1.000000), range 1.0000 1.0000, number Entity number - **FIRE_ID** — numeric(1), range 1.0000 1629.0000, number Unique identifier assigned to each individual fire record - **TOWNSHIP** — varchar, freetext Township - **RANGE** — varchar, freetext Range - **SECTION** — varchar, freetext Section - **QUARTER** — varchar, freetext Quarter-section - **RANGER_DISTRICT** — varchar, enum Ranger district - **BR** — Blue River - **CA** — Cascadia (name changed to Sweet Home in 1962) - **CN** — Cascade National Forest - **MK** — McKenzie - **SH** — Sweet Home - **SN** — Santiam National Forest (in 1933 parts of the SN and CN were combined to form the Willamette Nat'l Forest. - **UN** — No Ranger District listed - **ACTUAL_DATE** — datetime, freetext Actual date of the fire (begin date) - **YEAR_BEGIN** — datetime, freetext Year of fire event (or begin year of a range of years, i.e., 1931-1939 or 1931-1940) - **YEAR_END** — datetime, freetext End year of a range of years: Fires occurring between 1931-1939 or 1931-1940 came from summary maps and no specific year is known - **CLASS** — varchar, enum Size class - **A** — Less than 0.25 acre - **B** — 0.25 to 10 acres - **C** — 10 to 99 acres - **D** — 100 to 299 acres - **E** — 300 to 999 acres - **F** — 1000 to 4999 acres - **U** — No size class available - **CAUSE** — varchar, enum Cause of the fire - **L** — Lightning - **M** — Man - **U** — Unknown - **SUBCAUSE** — varchar, enum Secondary cause - **** — Not applicable (fire not caused by man) - **1** — Lumbering - **2** — Mining - **3** — Cooking\camping - **4** — Grazing - **5** — Road building - **6** — Settlement - **7** — Miscellaneous (primarily smokers, berry pickers, or incendiaries) - **U** — Subcause is not listed - **CITATION** — varchar, enum Source of information - **01** — Individual fire report form 5100-29. br, mk, & sh ranger districts, 1947-77. USDA Forest Service, Willamette National Forest, Eugene, Oregon. - **02** — Summary fire report--fire atlas. Cascade Nat'l Forest 1923-30; Santiam Nat'l Forest 1917-30, USDA Forest Serv ice, Regional Office, region 6, Portland, Oregon. - **03** — Summary fire report--fire atlas. Santiam Nat'l Forest, Cascadia district 191 0-20. USDA Forest Serv ice, Regional Office, region 6, Portland, Oregon. - **04** — Summary fire map--fire atlas. Cascade Nat'l Forest 1922-30. USDA Forest Serv ice, Regional Office, region 6, Portland, Oregon. - **05** — Summary fire map--fire atlas. Cascade Nat'l Forest 1931-39. USDA Forest Serv ice, Regional Office, region 6, Portland, Oregon. - **06** — Summary fire map--fire atlas. Santiam Nat'l Forest 1931-40. USDA Forest Serv ice, Regional Office, region 6, Portland, Oregon. - **07** — No citation is listed - **SITENAME** — varchar, freetext Common site name of fire location - **COMMENTS** — varchar, freetext Comments (incl. misc coded info about large or unusual fires) ## Attribute Definitions **ACTUAL_DATE** Actual date of the fire (begin date) **CAUSE** Cause of the fire **CITATION** Source of information **CLASS** Size class **COMMENTS** Comments (incl. misc coded info about large or unusual fires) **DBCODE** FSDB database code **ENTITY** Entity number **FIRE_ID** Unique identifier assigned to each individual fire record **QUARTER** Quarter-section **RANGE** Range **RANGER_DISTRICT** Ranger district **SECTION** Section **SITENAME** Common site name of fire location **SUBCAUSE** Secondary cause **TOWNSHIP** Township **YEAR_BEGIN** Year of fire event (or begin year of a range of years, i.e., 1931-1939 or 1931-1940) **YEAR_END** End year of a range of years: Fires occurring between 1931-1939 or 1931-1940 came from summary maps and no specific year is known ## Enumerated Domains ### DBCODE - **DF001** — FSDB Database Code ### RANGER_DISTRICT - **BR** — Blue River - **CA** — Cascadia (name changed to Sweet Home in 1962) - **CN** — Cascade National Forest - **MK** — McKenzie - **SH** — Sweet Home - **SN** — Santiam National Forest (in 1933 parts of the SN and CN were combined to form the Willamette Nat'l Forest. - **UN** — No Ranger District listed ### CLASS - **A** — Less than 0.25 acre - **B** — 0.25 to 10 acres - **C** — 10 to 99 acres - **D** — 100 to 299 acres - **E** — 300 to 999 acres - **F** — 1000 to 4999 acres - **U** — No size class available ### CAUSE - **L** — Lightning - **M** — Man - **U** — Unknown ### SUBCAUSE - **** — Not applicable (fire not caused by man) - **1** — Lumbering - **2** — Mining - **3** — Cooking\camping - **4** — Grazing - **5** — Road building - **6** — Settlement - **7** — Miscellaneous (primarily smokers, berry pickers, or incendiaries) - **U** — Subcause is not listed ### CITATION - **01** — Individual fire report form 5100-29. br, mk, & sh ranger districts, 1947-77. USDA Forest Service, Willamette National Forest, Eugene, Oregon. - **02** — Summary fire report--fire atlas. Cascade Nat'l Forest 1923-30; Santiam Nat'l Forest 1917-30, USDA Forest Serv ice, Regional Office, region 6, Portland, Oregon. - **03** — Summary fire report--fire atlas. Santiam Nat'l Forest, Cascadia district 191 0-20. USDA Forest Serv ice, Regional Office, region 6, Portland, Oregon. - **04** — Summary fire map--fire atlas. Cascade Nat'l Forest 1922-30. USDA Forest Serv ice, Regional Office, region 6, Portland, Oregon. - **05** — Summary fire map--fire atlas. Cascade Nat'l Forest 1931-39. USDA Forest Serv ice, Regional Office, region 6, Portland, Oregon. - **06** — Summary fire map--fire atlas. Santiam Nat'l Forest 1931-40. USDA Forest Serv ice, Regional Office, region 6, Portland, Oregon. - **07** — No citation is listed