Aspen Fire
The Aspen Fire burned 1,640 acres in North Dakota, in 1994. It was discovered on May 2, 1994, and contained on May 4, 1994. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,640 acres
- Discovered
- May 2, 1994
- Contained
- May 4, 1994
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.322, -100.304.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,640 acres
- Discovered
- May 2, 1994, 1:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 4, 1994, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- North Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1994NDJCR6648
Other large fires in North Dakota in 19941
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicagolake Fire | 4,690 | Apr 16, 1994 |
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.