Snd Dune W 3 Fire
The Snd Dune W 3 Fire burned 4,038 acres in Alaska, in 1981. The record holds its year and its final perimeter, not its dates.
- Size
- 4,038 acres
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 4,038 acres, mapped by image interpretation. Middle of the perimeter, 67.113, -159.073.
The record
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 4,038 acres
- State
- Alaska
- Agency
- AFS
- Unit
- AKGAL
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 1981-AKGAL-008606
- Perimeter map method
- Image Interpretation
- Note on the perimeter
- Perimeter modified from 1981 Landsat image P84 R13 (taken 9/17/1981). Perimeter submtted by NPS.
Other large fires in Alaska in 198112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dune Lake Fire | 147,501 | ||
| Tatalina Fire | 73,412 | ||
| Ani-Se 25 Fire | 57,594 | ||
| Ani-Se 30 Fire | 43,378 | ||
| Tolovana Fire | 35,436 | ||
| Tal Nw 38 Fire | 30,077 | ||
| Bolio Fire | 20,418 | ||
| Todatonten Fire | 16,365 | ||
| Wilson Camp Fire | 14,885 | ||
| Hus W 5 Fire | 11,847 | ||
| Aggie Creek Fire | 10,250 | ||
| Bonanza Fire | 6,178 |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.