Way Up N 2 Fire
The Way Up N 2 Fire burned 1,451 acres in Alaska, in 1985. MTBS dates its ignition to August 9, 1985.
- Size
- 1,451 acres
- Ignition
- August 9, 1985
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,451 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 69.222, -154.306.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,451 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- August 9, 1985
- State
- Alaska
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- AK6922215430619850809
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
- Note on the perimeter
- Fire is located in PR 7711.
Other large fires in Alaska in 198512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire 531047 | 78,940 | Aug 6, 1985 | |
| Fire 531018 | 53,909 | ||
| Fire 531035 | 34,192 | ||
| Fyu Ne 80 Fire | 33,505 | ||
| Gal Ne 57 Fire | 33,438 | ||
| Tal Nw 85 Fire | 16,805 | Jul 31, 1985 | |
| Hus Nw 23 Fire | 14,583 | ||
| Fire 531023 | 12,141 | Jul 15, 1985 | |
| Katlitna Fire | 8,804 | ||
| Fire 531021 | 7,177 | ||
| Selatna Fire | 6,855 | ||
| Otz Ne 100 Fire | 5,772 | Aug 7, 1985 |
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.