North Bdry Fire
The North Bdry Fire burned 575 acres in Minnesota, in 1998. It was discovered on April 12, 1998, and contained on April 12, 1998. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 575 acres
- Discovered
- April 12, 1998
- Contained
- April 12, 1998
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,534 acres. Point of origin as reported, 48.425, -95.917.
The record
- Reported final size
- 575 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,534 acres
- Discovered
- April 12, 1998, 12:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 12, 1998, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Minnesota
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MN4838109591019980412
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1998MNAGR3686
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 Minnesota in 199812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL3 Fire | 6,000 | Mar 16, 1998 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,140 | Apr 25, 1998 | Human |
| Units 1617 Fire | 4,651 | Apr 12, 1998 | |
| 16 A Fire | 4,250 | Apr 24, 1998 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,920 | Apr 23, 1998 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,280 | Apr 24, 1998 | Human |
| Units 23 A Fire | 1,265 | Apr 23, 1998 | |
| Lee Fire | 1,135 | Apr 23, 1998 | |
| RL336 Fire | 1,122 | Apr 25, 1998 | Human |
| Andreasen Fire | 1,002 | Apr 22, 1998 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,000 | Mar 30, 1998 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 827 | Apr 25, 1998 | 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.