Biloxi Fork Fire
The Biloxi Fork Fire burned 1,350 acres in Harrison County, Mississippi, in 1997. It was discovered on March 24, 1997, and contained on March 31, 1997. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,350 acres
- Discovered
- March 24, 1997
- Contained
- March 31, 1997
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,402 acres. Point of origin as reported, 30.500, -89.053.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,350 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,402 acres
- Discovered
- March 24, 1997, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- March 31, 1997, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Mississippi
- County
- Harrison County
- Reporting unit
- National Forests in Mississippi
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MS3052208907619970324
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-329100
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 Mississippi in 19973
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt G 12 Fire | 1,231 | Oct 15, 1997 | |
| Cpt O 06 Fire | 1,027 | Oct 11, 1997 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 679 | Oct 6, 1997 | 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.