Shelby Fire
The Shelby Fire burned 1,800 acres in Alabama, in 2000. It was discovered on July 15, 2000. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,800 acres
- Discovered
- July 15, 2000
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 33.120, -86.546.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,800 acres
- Discovered
- July 15, 2000
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Alabama
- Reporting unit
- Alabama Forestry Commission
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2000_AL-ALS-0007
Other large fires in Alabama in 20005
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Line Fire | 4,000 | Sep 15, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,784 | Sep 16, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,636 | Oct 30, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,100 | May 14, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,100 | Jul 11, 2000 | Natural |
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.