Black Jack Island Fire
The Black Jack Island Fire burned 4,933 acres in Georgia, in 1995. MTBS dates its ignition to September 22, 1995.
- Size
- 4,933 acres
- Ignition
- September 22, 1995
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 4,933 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 30.658, -82.321.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 4,933 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- September 22, 1995
- State
- Georgia
- Incident type
- Other fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- GA3065808232119950922
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
Other large fires in Georgia in 19951
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| C 8 2 3 4 Fire | 1,435 | Jan 5, 1995 |
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.