North River Fire
The North River Fire burned 3,053 acres in North Carolina, in 1999. MTBS dates its ignition to April 15, 1999.
- Size
- 3,053 acres
- Ignition
- April 15, 1999
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 3,053 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 36.337, -75.996.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 3,053 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- April 15, 1999
- State
- North Carolina
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NC3633707599619990415
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
Other large fires in North Carolina in 19997
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lsr 2 5 6 Fire | 2,629 | Nov 13, 1999 | |
| Hammock Island Fire | 2,000 | Apr 14, 1999 | Natural |
| 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. 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.