Unnamed Fire
The Unnamed Fire burned 37,836 acres in Minnesota, in 1991. MTBS dates its ignition to May 13, 1991.
- Size
- 37,836 acres
- Ignition
- May 13, 1991
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 37,836 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 47.928, -95.444.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 37,836 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- May 13, 1991
- State
- Minnesota
- Incident type
- Other fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MN4792809544419910513
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Note on the perimeter
- Most logical imagery used Extreme rdnbr offset due to much change disturbance in the area Fire is OK
Other large fires in Minnesota in 19919
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 22,651 | Mar 21, 1991 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,623 | May 13, 1991 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,308 | Apr 5, 1991 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,485 | Apr 3, 1991 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,654 | Mar 21, 1991 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,500 | May 21, 1991 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,230 | Apr 24, 1991 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,061 | Mar 29, 1991 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,019 | Apr 4, 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.