Snake Eyes Fire
The Snake Eyes Fire burned 1,005 acres in Benton County, Mississippi, in 2000. It was discovered on August 28, 2000, and contained on August 31, 2000. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,005 acres
- Discovered
- August 28, 2000
- Contained
- August 31, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 807 acres. Point of origin as reported, 34.607, -89.273.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,005 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 807 acres
- Discovered
- August 28, 2000, 7:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 31, 2000, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Mississippi
- County
- Benton County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- National Forests in Mississippi
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Part of
- Snake Eye Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MS3460008926520000828
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-362129
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 Mississippi in 20006
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Pen Fire | 1,620 | Mar 24, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,200 | Sep 4, 2000 | Human |
| Sam Road Fire | 1,162 | Feb 6, 2000 | Human |
| Wolfe Fire | 1,000 | Oct 23, 2000 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 801 | Aug 20, 2000 | Human |
| White Lightening Fire | 525 | Feb 15, 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.