Birch Hill Fire
The Birch Hill Fire burned 159,775 acres in Alaska, in 1990. The record holds its year and its final perimeter, not its dates.
- Size
- 159,775 acres
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 159,775 acres, mapped by image interpretation. Middle of the perimeter, 63.052, -153.274.
The record
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 159,775 acres
- State
- Alaska
- Agency
- DVF
- Unit
- AKSWS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 1990-AKSWS-004035
- Perimeter map method
- Image Interpretation
- Note on the perimeter
- Fire perimeter modified using Landsat Image Service. Image ID: LT04_L2SP_072016_19920605_20200914_02_T1
Other large fires in Alaska in 199012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyu Ne 85 Fire | 438,445 | Jun 29, 1990 | |
| Kan 7 Fire | 367,541 | Jul 2, 1990 | |
| Fire 032018 | 333,320 | Jun 27, 1990 | |
| Fire 032038 | 152,789 | ||
| Moose Crk Fire | 139,821 | ||
| Fire 032042 | 123,277 | Jul 2, 1990 | |
| Kokwim Fire | 116,527 | ||
| Tok River Fire | 95,722 | Jul 1, 1990 | |
| Dennis Fire | 74,287 | ||
| Fire 032051 | 66,443 | ||
| Tal N 47 Fire | 62,212 | ||
| Gal N 38 Fire | 61,334 | Jul 2, 1990 |
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.