Mhm Nw 42 Fire
The Mhm Nw 42 Fire burned 1,320 acres in Alaska, in 1995. It was discovered on May 12, 1995, and contained on May 15, 1995. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,320 acres
- Discovered
- May 12, 1995
- Contained
- May 15, 1995
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,418 acres, mapped by image interpretation. Point of origin as reported, 64.133, -153.819.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,320 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,418 acres
- Discovered
- May 12, 1995, 1:35 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 15, 1995, 3:03 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Alaska Fire Service
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- AKTAD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 1995-AKTAD-00B151
- Fire occurrence record
- W-20887
- Perimeter map method
- Image Interpretation
- Note on the perimeter
- Fire perimeter modified using Landsat Image Service. Image ID: LT05_L2SP_072015_19950724_20200912_02_T1.
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 Alaska in 199511
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liv E 19 Fire | 8,500 | Jul 17, 1995 | Natural |
| Minto Flats Fire | 7,500 | Jul 14, 1995 | Natural |
| Fire 532370 | 6,060 | Jul 15, 1995 | Natural |
| CLEARWATER1 Fire | 2,960 | May 3, 1995 | Human |
| Fire 532391 | 2,850 | Jul 29, 1995 | Natural |
| Gal Ne 76 Fire | 2,780 | Jul 16, 1995 | Natural |
| Dennison Fork Fire | 1,880 | May 12, 1995 | Natural |
| Fire 532148 | 1,500 | May 12, 1995 | Natural |
| Clearwater #2 Fire | 1,200 | Jun 14, 1995 | Human |
| Billy Lake Fire | 1,060 | Jun 12, 1995 | Natural |
| Otz Ne 55 Fire | 920 | Jun 9, 1995 | Natural |
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.