Chisana Fire
The Chisana Fire burned 5,032 acres in Alaska, in 1993. MTBS dates its ignition to July 17, 1993.
- Size
- 5,032 acres
- Ignition
- July 17, 1993
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 5,032 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 62.590, -141.389.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 5,032 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- July 17, 1993
- State
- Alaska
- Incident type
- Other fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- AK6259014138919930717
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
Other large fires in Alaska in 199312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire 332557 | 215,360 | Jul 14, 1993 | Natural |
| DCKN190 Fire | 82,370 | Jul 22, 1993 | Natural |
| Fire 3322292 | 47,494 | Jun 6, 1993 | Natural |
| Fire 332248 | 36,250 | Jun 4, 1993 | Natural |
| Timber Fire | 29,761 | May 30, 1993 | |
| Swift Fire | 28,010 | Jul 12, 1993 | Natural |
| Tal N 25 Fire | 26,200 | Jun 30, 1993 | Natural |
| Discovery Fire | 23,501 | Jun 2, 1993 | Natural |
| Cem Se 34 Fire | 21,210 | Jun 15, 1993 | Natural |
| Fyu N 60 Fire | 20,942 | Jul 15, 1993 | Natural |
| DCKN178 Fire | 16,740 | Jul 3, 1993 | Natural |
| Pole Fire | 11,550 | Jul 19, 1993 | Natural |
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.