Shengap Fire
The Shengap Fire burned 1,070 acres in Virginia, in 1995. It was discovered on April 3, 1995, and contained on April 11, 1995. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,070 acres
- Discovered
- April 3, 1995
- Contained
- April 11, 1995
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,387 acres. Point of origin as reported, 38.529, -78.555.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,070 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,387 acres
- Discovered
- April 3, 1995, 10:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 11, 1995, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Virginia
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Shenandoah National Park
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- VA3853807855719950403
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- W-237957
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 Virginia in 19954
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cove Fire | 2,151 | Apr 8, 1995 | Human |
| South Fire | 1,678 | Apr 9, 1995 | Human |
| Johns Fire | 1,354 | Apr 8, 1995 | Human |
| Norwood Fire | 1,200 | Apr 4, 1995 | 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.