Billys Island Fire
The Billys Island Fire burned 3,106 acres in Georgia, in 1999. MTBS dates its ignition to February 12, 1999.
- Size
- 3,106 acres
- Ignition
- February 12, 1999
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 3,106 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 30.801, -82.343.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 3,106 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- February 12, 1999
- State
- Georgia
- Incident type
- Other fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- GA3080108234319990212
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Note on the perimeter
- Not the best pair (pre and post fire images)
Other large fires in Georgia in 199911
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Is Fire | 14,128 | Apr 11, 1999 | Human |
| Comp 1312 Fire | 2,406 | Feb 16, 1999 | |
| Pigeon Roost Fire | 2,048 | Nov 13, 1999 | Human |
| Turkey Stamp Fire | 2,040 | Nov 13, 1999 | Human |
| C 15 Fire | 1,399 | Feb 20, 1999 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,302 | Jul 26, 1999 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,281 | Dec 4, 1999 | Human |
| Mitchell Fire | 1,166 | Jul 20, 1999 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,022 | Apr 12, 1999 | Human |
| Big Creek Fire | 1,010 | Nov 16, 1999 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 828 | Mar 24, 1999 | 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. 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.