Mosquito Fire
The Mosquito Fire burned 26,199 acres in Alaska, in 1999. MTBS dates its ignition to May 15, 1999.
- Size
- 26,199 acres
- Ignition
- May 15, 1999
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 26,199 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 64.102, -142.835.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 26,199 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- May 15, 1999
- State
- Alaska
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- AK6410714281919990515
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Alaska in 199912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevinjik Fire | 232,828 | Jun 20, 1999 | Natural |
| Kink Fire | 92,010 | Jun 12, 1999 | Natural |
| Uvgoon Creek 2 Fire | 88,345 | Jun 26, 1999 | Natural |
| Melozi Moran Fire | 59,239 | Jun 27, 1999 | Natural |
| LowerLadue Fire | 57,576 | Jun 12, 1999 | Natural |
| Jessica Fire | 48,759 | Jun 13, 1999 | Natural |
| Witch Fire | 46,956 | Jun 12, 1999 | Natural |
| Pingo Fire | 38,174 | Jun 13, 1999 | Natural |
| Upperwestfork Fire | 35,874 | Jun 12, 1999 | Natural |
| Big Creek Fire | 28,634 | Jun 27, 1999 | Natural |
| Mt.terrel Fire | 27,354 | Jun 12, 1999 | Natural |
| Big Ol Monster Fire | 23,202 | Jun 19, 1999 | Natural |
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.