Allagash Fire
The Allagash Fire burned 1,092 acres in Aroostook County, Maine, in 1992. It was discovered on May 19, 1992, and contained on May 21, 1992. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,092 acres
- Discovered
- May 19, 1992
- Contained
- May 21, 1992
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.083, -69.083.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,092 acres
- Discovered
- May 19, 1992, 2:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 21, 1992, 10:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Maine
- County
- Aroostook County
- Reporting unit
- Maine Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SCHMIDT_23005615
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. 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.