Young Hollow Fire
The Young Hollow Fire burned 1,200 acres in Missouri, in 1995. It was discovered on February 25, 1995, and contained on February 25, 1995. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- February 25, 1995
- Contained
- February 25, 1995
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,121 acres. Point of origin as reported, 36.919, -91.229.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,200 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,121 acres
- Discovered
- February 25, 1995, 12:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- February 25, 1995, 9:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Missouri
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Mark Twain National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MO3693209122519950225
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-310023
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 Missouri in 19953
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 2,019 | Mar 9, 1995 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,280 | Apr 1, 1995 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 707 | Mar 25, 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.