Larman Fire
The Larman Fire burned 2,943 acres in Madison County, North Carolina, in 2001. It was discovered on November 12, 2001, and contained on November 12, 2001. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 2,943 acres
- Discovered
- November 12, 2001
- Contained
- November 12, 2001
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 3,073 acres. Point of origin as reported, 35.917, -82.851.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,943 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 3,073 acres
- Discovered
- November 12, 2001, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- November 12, 2001, 9:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Madison County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- National Forests in North Carolina
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NC3592708284620011112
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-373009
- Note on the perimeter
- Single scene assessment
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 Carolina in 20015
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Fire | 7,580 | Nov 10, 2001 | Human |
| Oak Mt. Fire | 2,235 | Apr 20, 2001 | Human |
| Cedear Island 1 Fire | 1,360 | Jun 12, 2001 | Human |
| Pi 8 1 1 3 Fire | 1,335 | Feb 11, 2001 | |
| 1 1 4 Fire | 1,033 | Jan 5, 2001 |
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.