Old Force Fire
The Old Force Fire burned 1,265 acres in Tennessee, in 1988. MTBS dates its ignition to April 29, 1988.
- Size
- 1,265 acres
- Ignition
- April 29, 1988
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,265 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 36.095, -82.668.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,265 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- April 29, 1988
- State
- Tennessee
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- TN3609508266819880429
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
Other large fires in Tennessee in 19881
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shop Fire | 1,098 | Mar 23, 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.