Neugerfire Fire
The Neugerfire Fire burned 1,900 acres in North Dakota, in 2000. It was discovered on September 12, 2000, and contained on September 12, 2000. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,900 acres
- Discovered
- September 12, 2000
- Contained
- September 12, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,150 acres. Point of origin as reported, 46.294, -100.794.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,900 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,150 acres
- Discovered
- September 12, 2000, 12:15 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 12, 2000, 9:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- North Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Standing Rock Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ND4629310075220000912
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-324809
- Note on the perimeter
- Logical imagery used regarding extreme rdnbr offset
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 North Dakota in 20004
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cross Fire | 4,000 | Apr 4, 2000 | Human |
| Talkington 1 Fire | 1,866 | Aug 26, 2000 | Natural |
| Sweat Fire | 1,242 | Aug 2, 2000 | Human |
| MAC2 Fire | 1,000 | Mar 25, 2000 | 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.