Unnamed Fire
The Unnamed Fire burned 5,050 acres in Suffolk County, New York, in 1995. It was discovered on August 24, 1995. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 5,050 acres
- Discovered
- August 24, 1995
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 40.944, -72.708.
The record
- Reported final size
- 5,050 acres
- Discovered
- August 24, 1995
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- New York
- County
- Suffolk County
- Reporting unit
- New York Forest Rangers
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-1995NYNYSNYS-1995-369
Other large fires in New York in 19951
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 1,000 | Aug 21, 1995 | Human |
Nearby
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.