Sams Branch Fire
The Sams Branch Fire burned 5,871 acres in Virginia, in 1987. MTBS dates its ignition to November 3, 1987.
- Size
- 5,871 acres
- Ignition
- November 3, 1987
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 5,871 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 37.304, -81.395.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 5,871 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- November 3, 1987
- State
- Virginia
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- VA3730408139519871103
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
Other large fires in Virginia in 19873
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 3,790 | Nov 5, 1987 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,035 | Nov 5, 1987 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,055 | Nov 13, 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.