Wildfires of 1999

LD2305 Fire

1999North DakotaWildfire

The LD2305 Fire burned 1,190 acres in North Dakota, in 1999. It was discovered on November 1, 1999, and contained on November 1, 1999. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

Size
1,190 acres
Discovered
November 1, 1999
Contained
November 1, 1999
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.979, -99.071.

The record

Reported final size
1,190 acres
Discovered
November 1, 1999, 3:00 a.m. local time
Contained
November 1, 1999, 4:30 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Arson/incendiarism
State
North Dakota
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Reporting unit
Fort Totten Agency
Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-306760

Other large fires in North Dakota in 19996

FireAcresStartCause
Gap/Rough Creek Fire51,627Oct 31, 1999Human
Rough Crk Fire7,979Oct 31, 1999Human
Solen Fire2,160Mar 26, 1999Human
Hough&juhl Fire1,320Oct 21, 1999Human
Askvig Fire1,100Oct 31, 1999Human
Unnamed Fire1,062Nov 1, 1999

Every fire of 1999 North Dakota fire history

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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.