Mikes Fork Fire
The Mikes Fork Fire burned 1,458 acres in Boone County, West Virginia, in 2001. It was discovered on October 24, 2001, and contained on October 28, 2001. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,458 acres
- Discovered
- October 24, 2001
- Contained
- October 28, 2001
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,828 acres. Point of origin as reported, 37.979, -81.879.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,458 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,828 acres
- Discovered
- October 24, 2001, 11:10 a.m. local time
- Contained
- October 28, 2001, 11:10 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- West Virginia
- County
- Boone County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- West Virginia Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WV3797708188420011024
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2001WVDOF2001-7191
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 West Virginia in 200112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crockett Branch Fire | 5,832 | Oct 31, 2001 | Human |
| Puckett Ridge Fire | 4,850 | Nov 1, 2001 | Human |
| Elk Creek Fire | 3,186 | Oct 30, 2001 | Human |
| Munchlinville Fire | 2,412 | Oct 31, 2001 | Human |
| Mud River Fire | 2,250 | Oct 31, 2001 | Human |
| Bandytown Fire | 2,063 | Oct 30, 2001 | Human |
| Mitchell Branch Fire | 2,000 | Nov 11, 2001 | Human |
| James Creek Fire | 1,940 | Nov 28, 2001 | Human |
| Red Jacket Fire | 1,934 | Oct 31, 2001 | Human |
| New Creek Mtn Fire | 1,800 | Oct 25, 2001 | Human |
| Chestnutlog Fire | 1,739 | Oct 31, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,634 | Nov 19, 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.