Stoney Lick Fire
The Stoney Lick Fire burned 1,800 acres in Augusta County, Virginia, in 1998. It was discovered on November 21, 1998, and contained on December 11, 1998. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,800 acres
- Discovered
- November 21, 1998
- Contained
- December 11, 1998
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,986 acres. Point of origin as reported, 38.195, -79.458.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,800 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,986 acres
- Discovered
- November 21, 1998, 3:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- December 11, 1998, 4:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Virginia
- County
- Augusta County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- George Washington & Jefferson National Forests
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- VA3820607946119981121
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-339615
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 Virginia in 19983
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvary Fire | 1,431 | Oct 25, 1998 | Human |
| Se Blocks Fire | 1,277 | Apr 29, 1998 | |
| Bob Gap Fire | 1,085 | Nov 29, 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.