Heron Bayo Fire
The Heron Bayo Fire burned 1,500 acres in Mississippi, in 1993. It was discovered on March 10, 1993. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- March 10, 1993
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 30.417, -88.417.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- March 10, 1993, 11:30 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Mississippi
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1993MSGBR4756
Other large fires in Mississippi in 19932
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt G 14 Fire | 1,714 | Nov 6, 1993 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,200 | Sep 25, 1993 | Human |
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.