Fyu W 37 Fire
The Fyu W 37 Fire burned 2,842 acres in Alaska, in 1987. MTBS dates its ignition to July 15, 1987.
- Size
- 2,842 acres
- Ignition
- July 15, 1987
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,842 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 66.691, -146.736.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,842 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- July 15, 1987
- State
- Alaska
- Incident type
- Other fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- AK6669114673619870715
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
- Note on the perimeter
- FOD points fall 3 to 4 KM outside mapped perimeter
Other large fires in Alaska in 198712
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Creek Fire | 40,821 | May 22, 1987 | |
| Fire 732076 | 38,935 | ||
| Fyu S 39 Fire | 16,809 | Jul 13, 1987 | |
| Eielson Fire | 9,629 | Jun 23, 1987 | |
| Fyu Ne 96 Fire | 9,031 | Jul 11, 1987 | |
| Cem W 44 Fire | 8,775 | ||
| Fyu Ne 47 Fire | 7,469 | ||
| Fire 731015 | 7,456 | Jul 6, 1987 | |
| Landmark Fire | 4,165 | Jun 10, 1987 | |
| Tik Hill Fire | 3,583 | ||
| Fire 732050 | 3,519 | ||
| Fbk E 155 Fire | 2,965 | Jun 23, 1987 |
Nearby
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.