Unnamed Fire
The Unnamed Fire burned 4,200 acres in Minnesota, in 1994. It was discovered on April 18, 1994, and contained on April 21, 1994. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 4,200 acres
- Discovered
- April 18, 1994
- Contained
- April 21, 1994
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 8,691 acres. Point of origin as reported, 47.950, -95.500.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,200 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 8,691 acres
- Discovered
- April 18, 1994, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 21, 1994, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Minnesota
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Red Lake Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MN4796009548019940418
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-376743
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 Minnesota in 19943
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 11,420 | Apr 23, 1994 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,800 | Apr 22, 1994 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 800 | May 12, 1994 | Human |
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. 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.