Ball Fork Fire
The Ball Fork Fire burned 4,959 acres in West Virginia, in 1991. MTBS dates its ignition to October 28, 1991.
- Size
- 4,959 acres
- Ignition
- October 28, 1991
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 4,959 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 38.032, -81.847.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 4,959 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- October 28, 1991
- State
- West Virginia
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WV3803208184719911028
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
Other large fires in West Virginia in 199112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayford Mountain Fire | 31,488 | Oct 27, 1991 | |
| Jennings Creek Fire | 29,291 | Oct 27, 1991 | |
| White Oak Branch Fire | 25,537 | Oct 31, 1991 | |
| Tug River Fire | 20,802 | Oct 26, 1991 | |
| Browns Branch Fire | 17,315 | Oct 29, 1991 | |
| Huff Creek Fire | 15,177 | Oct 26, 1991 | |
| Rollins Branch Fire | 14,424 | Nov 2, 1991 | |
| Gauley Mtn Fire | 13,101 | Oct 29, 1991 | |
| Rock House Branch Fire | 13,053 | Oct 28, 1991 | |
| Toms Branch Fire | 11,840 | Oct 30, 1991 | |
| Brushy Fork Fire | 10,692 | Oct 25, 1991 | |
| Left Fork Fire | 10,187 | Oct 29, 1991 |
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.