Arabia Bay Fire
The Arabia Bay Fire burned 2,800 acres in Georgia, in 2001. It was discovered on May 19, 2001. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 2,800 acres
- Discovered
- May 19, 2001
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 31.037, -82.747.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,800 acres
- Discovered
- May 19, 2001
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Georgia
- Reporting unit
- Georgia Forestry Commission
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2001_GA-GAS-01-0002
Other large fires in Georgia in 20019
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cravens Is Fire | 6,960 | May 19, 2001 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,503 | Apr 16, 2001 | |
| Blout Pasture Fire | 3,500 | May 19, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,482 | May 11, 2001 | Natural |
| Blackjack Fire | 3,011 | Jun 8, 2001 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,681 | May 12, 2001 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,477 | May 19, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,355 | Mar 23, 2001 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,035 | Apr 16, 2001 |
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.