Murphy Fire
The Murphy Fire burned 8,930 acres in North Dakota, in 1988. MTBS dates its ignition to March 31, 1988.
- Size
- 8,930 acres
- Ignition
- March 31, 1988
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 8,930 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 47.643, -102.628.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 8,930 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- March 31, 1988
- State
- North Dakota
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ND4764310262819880331
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in North Dakota in 19886
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 7,593 | Apr 11, 1988 | |
| Mikes Creek Fire | 5,306 | Jul 27, 1988 | |
| Cinnamon Creek Fire | 3,201 | Jun 10, 1988 | |
| Danks Fire | 2,429 | Apr 4, 1988 | |
| Fantail Fire | 2,340 | Aug 11, 1988 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,680 | Mar 21, 1988 |
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.