Wildfire, Carbon
- When
- November 4, 9:00 AM EST to November 6, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carbon County, Nesquehoning
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Pennsylvania, November 4 to 6, 2000
The unseasonably dry weather that has prevailed since early October contributed to an allegedly set forest fire behind the Ametek Plant off of Pennsylvania State Route 54 in Nesquehoning Borough. Three small fires erupted on this undeveloped private property and state game land area within the borough on the 4th.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
The unseasonably dry weather that has prevailed since early October contributed to an allegedly set forest fire behind the Ametek Plant off of Pennsylvania State Route 54 in Nesquehoning Borough. Three small fires erupted on this undeveloped private property and state game land area within the borough on the 4th. Firefighters formed a protective barrier near the New Columbus area. One road was closed on the 5th to let crews battle the blaze before it reached the community. It was under control on the 6th. About 700 acres were burned, but no property damage occurred. This was the largest of dozens of fires that occurred during the past several weeks. No measurable rain fell in the region between October 18th and November 9th, a span of 21 days.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5161747.