Wildfires of 1994

Unnamed Fire

1994Wilkinson County, MississippiWildfire

The Unnamed Fire burned 4,110 acres in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, in 1994. It was discovered on February 2, 1994, and contained on February 2, 1994. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

Size
4,110 acres
Discovered
February 2, 1994
Contained
February 2, 1994
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 31.211, -91.420.

The record

Reported final size
4,110 acres
Discovered
February 2, 1994, 1:15 p.m. local time
Contained
February 2, 1994, 3:45 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Debris and open burning
State
Mississippi
County
Wilkinson County
Reporting unit
Mississippi Forestry Commission
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
MSARCH_25986

Other large fires in Mississippi in 19947

FireAcresStartCause
S Bound Fire2,260Mar 31, 1994
Unnamed Fire2,182Nov 5, 1994
Cptg 06 Fire1,910Nov 2, 1994
Midnight Fire1,083Jan 18, 1994Human
Unnamed Fire1,007Mar 15, 1994Human
Unnamed Fire1,001Feb 25, 1994Human
Unnamed Fire1,001Mar 6, 1994Human

Every fire of 1994 Mississippi fire history

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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.