Askvig Fire
The Askvig Fire burned 1,100 acres in North Dakota, in 1999. It was discovered on October 31, 1999, and contained on October 31, 1999. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- October 31, 1999
- Contained
- October 31, 1999
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.328, -101.394.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- October 31, 1999, 5:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 31, 1999, 11:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- North Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1999NDUSR6956
Other large fires in North Dakota in 19996
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gap/Rough Creek Fire | 51,627 | Oct 31, 1999 | Human |
| Rough Crk Fire | 7,979 | Oct 31, 1999 | Human |
| Solen Fire | 2,160 | Mar 26, 1999 | Human |
| Hough&juhl Fire | 1,320 | Oct 21, 1999 | Human |
| LD2305 Fire | 1,190 | Nov 1, 1999 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,062 | Nov 1, 1999 |
Nearby
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.