Fire 232035
The Fire 232035 burned 1,410 acres in Alaska, in 1992. It was discovered on May 6, 1992, and contained on May 11, 1992. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,410 acres
- Discovered
- May 6, 1992
- Contained
- May 11, 1992
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 64.016, -146.302.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,410 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 978 acres
- Discovered
- May 6, 1992, 5:20 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 11, 1992, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- Other Federal
- Reporting unit
- Alaska Fire Service
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- AKTAD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 1992-AKTAD-232035
- Fire occurrence record
- W-36458
- Perimeter map method
- Not Recorded
- Note on the perimeter
- Fire perimeter imported from fire history.
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Alaska in 199212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire 213225 | 48,087 | Jun 11, 1992 | Human |
| A 414 Burnt Mountain Fire | 35,090 | Jul 19, 1992 | Natural |
| Paradise Fire | 32,066 | ||
| Btt S 48 Fire | 25,600 | Jun 23, 1992 | Natural |
| Cem Nw 45 Fire | 4,570 | Jul 2, 1992 | Natural |
| Cem Nw 42 Fire | 4,530 | Jul 2, 1992 | Natural |
| Fire 232266 | 3,390 | Jun 19, 1992 | Natural |
| Cem Wnw 73 Fire | 3,130 | Jun 29, 1992 | Natural |
| Fyu E 75 Fire | 2,870 | Aug 2, 1992 | Natural |
| Cem Sw 50 Fire | 2,840 | Jun 29, 1992 | Natural |
| Fire 232412 | 1,040 | Jul 19, 1992 | Natural |
| Mansfield Lake Fire | 1,000 | Jun 12, 1992 | Natural |
Nearby
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. 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.