Wildfires of 1995

Middle Creek Fire

1995MississippiWildfire

The Middle Creek Fire burned 1,076 acres in Mississippi, in 1995. It was discovered on February 4, 1995, and contained on February 5, 1995. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
1,076 acres
Discovered
February 4, 1995
Contained
February 5, 1995
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 31.090, -89.130.

The record

Reported final size
1,076 acres
Discovered
February 4, 1995, 2:44 p.m. local time
Contained
February 5, 1995, 1:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
Mississippi
Land ownership at origin
Forest Service
Reporting unit
National Forests in Mississippi
Agency
Forest Service
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
FS-308942

Other large fires in Mississippi in 19954

FireAcresStartCause
Unnamed Fire4,212Apr 10, 1995Human
Cpt O 07 Fire2,526Oct 19, 1995
Unnamed Fire2,478Mar 23, 1995
Cpt G 09 Fire1,022Nov 9, 1995

Every fire of 1995 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.