Blevins Fire
The Blevins Fire burned 2,050 acres in Carter County, Tennessee, in 2000. It was discovered on November 5, 2000, and contained on November 6, 2000. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 2,050 acres
- Discovered
- November 5, 2000
- Contained
- November 6, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.189, -82.172.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,050 acres
- Discovered
- November 5, 2000, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- November 6, 2000, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Tennessee
- County
- Carter County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Cherokee National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-382234
Other large fires in Tennessee in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 8,134 | Nov 2, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,377 | Dec 1, 2000 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,040 | Nov 21, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,450 | Oct 30, 2000 | Human |
| Darrow Rdg Fire | 3,398 | Nov 3, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,944 | Nov 1, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,925 | Nov 1, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,784 | Oct 30, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,056 | Oct 30, 2000 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,050 | Oct 11, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,728 | Nov 5, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,610 | Nov 2, 2000 | Human |
Nearby
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.