Wildfires of 1996

Unnamed Fire

1996Attala County, MississippiWildfire

The Unnamed Fire burned 5,208 acres in Attala County, Mississippi, in 1996. It was discovered on February 15, 1996, and contained on February 15, 1996. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

Size
5,208 acres
Discovered
February 15, 1996
Contained
February 15, 1996
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.120, -89.768.

The record

Reported final size
5,208 acres
Discovered
February 15, 1996, 2:49 p.m. local time
Contained
February 15, 1996, 3:50 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Arson/incendiarism
State
Mississippi
County
Attala County
Reporting unit
Mississippi Forestry Commission
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
MSARCH_10085

Other large fires in Mississippi in 199610

FireAcresStartCause
Unnamed Fire4,152Apr 10, 1996Human
Unnamed Fire4,109Mar 13, 1996Human
Unnamed Fire2,388Mar 13, 1996
Unnamed Fire1,620Apr 9, 1996Human
Cpt G 05 Fire1,342Oct 16, 1996
Unnamed Fire1,130Apr 11, 1996Human
Junior Fire1,092Apr 26, 1996Human
Unnamed Fire1,071Mar 22, 1996
Range 48 Fire530Feb 24, 1996Human
Unnamed Fire500Apr 17, 1996Human

Every fire of 1996 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.