Truman Fire
The Truman Fire burned 1,613 acres in Wyoming, in 1987. MTBS dates its ignition to September 13, 1987.
- Size
- 1,613 acres
- Ignition
- September 13, 1987
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,613 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 41.777, -110.921.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,613 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- September 13, 1987
- State
- Wyoming
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WY4177711092119870913
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
- Note on the perimeter
- Logical imagery used regarding extreme rdnbr offset
Other large fires in Wyoming in 19873
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Hill Fire | 2,461 | ||
| Ne Nowlin Fire | 1,630 | Apr 23, 1987 | |
| Polecat Fire | 1,086 | Aug 7, 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.