Tompler Fork Fire
The Tompler Fork Fire burned 806 acres in Kanawha County, West Virginia, in 1999. It was discovered on November 13, 1999, and contained on November 14, 1999. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 806 acres
- Discovered
- November 13, 1999
- Contained
- November 14, 1999
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,173 acres. Point of origin as reported, 38.324, -81.307.
The record
- Reported final size
- 806 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,173 acres
- Discovered
- November 13, 1999, 11:39 a.m. local time
- Contained
- November 14, 1999, 11:39 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- West Virginia
- County
- Kanawha County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- West Virginia Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WV3832808130019991113
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-1999WVDOF1999-6074
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 West Virginia in 199912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schyler Fork Fire | 4,637 | Nov 12, 1999 | Human |
| Gauley MT2 Fire | 3,706 | Nov 19, 1999 | Human |
| Marsh Fork Fire | 3,484 | Nov 19, 1999 | Human |
| Mate Creek Fire | 3,475 | Nov 18, 1999 | Human |
| Fulton Creek Fire | 3,358 | Nov 8, 1999 | Human |
| Bruchy Creek Fire | 3,328 | Nov 20, 1999 | Human |
| Big Jarrell Fire | 3,171 | Nov 19, 1999 | Human |
| Hunters Branch Fire | 3,082 | Nov 11, 1999 | Human |
| Thompson Branch Fire | 2,090 | Nov 19, 1999 | Human |
| Kuns Branch Fire | 2,033 | Nov 13, 1999 | Human |
| Beech Creek Fire | 1,940 | Nov 15, 1999 | Human |
| Moses Fork Fire | 1,769 | Nov 11, 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.