Hammock Island Fire
The Hammock Island Fire burned 2,000 acres in North Carolina, in 1999. It was discovered on April 14, 1999, and contained on April 16, 1999. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 14, 1999
- Contained
- April 16, 1999
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,548 acres. Point of origin as reported, 34.933, -76.300.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,000 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,548 acres
- Discovered
- April 14, 1999, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 16, 1999, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- North Carolina
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NC3494207631819990414
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1999NCCDR4401
- Note on the perimeter
- Thin clouds and scar of standing water in post fire image
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 North Carolina in 19997
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| North River Fire | 3,053 | Apr 15, 1999 | |
| Lsr 2 5 6 Fire | 2,629 | Nov 13, 1999 | |
| Avey Creek Fire | 1,450 | Nov 15, 1999 | Human |
| Goldie Deaden Fire | 1,261 | Nov 15, 1999 | Human |
| Spencer 1 Fire | 1,182 | Nov 5, 1999 | |
| Lsr 2 5 4 Fire | 1,140 | Feb 24, 1999 | |
| Churches Island 2 Fire | 681 | Mar 8, 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. 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.