Mud River Fire
The Mud River Fire burned 2,250 acres in Boone County, West Virginia, in 2001. It was discovered on October 31, 2001, and contained on November 3, 2001. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 2,250 acres
- Discovered
- October 31, 2001
- Contained
- November 3, 2001
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,627 acres. Point of origin as reported, 38.031, -81.907.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,250 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,627 acres
- Discovered
- October 31, 2001, 6:35 p.m. local time
- Contained
- November 3, 2001, 6:35 p.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
- WV3803408191520011031
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2001WVDOF2001-7284
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 |
| 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 | |
| Mikes Fork Fire | 1,458 | Oct 24, 2001 | 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.