Panco Wolf Branch Fire
The Panco Wolf Branch Fire burned 569 acres in Perry County, Kentucky, in 2001. It was discovered on October 28, 2001, and contained on November 11, 2001. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 569 acres
- Discovered
- October 28, 2001
- Contained
- November 11, 2001
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,504 acres. Point of origin as reported, 37.252, -83.501.
The record
- Reported final size
- 569 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,504 acres
- Discovered
- October 28, 2001, 8:30 a.m. local time
- Contained
- November 11, 2001, 4:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Perry County
- Land ownership at origin
- State or Private
- Reporting unit
- Daniel Boone National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- KY3726908354520011028
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-369333
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 Kentucky in 200112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 7,500 | Nov 1, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,070 | Nov 2, 2001 | Human |
| Crane Creek Fire | 3,406 | Nov 3, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,000 | Nov 1, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,500 | Nov 9, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,500 | Nov 1, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,200 | Nov 8, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,100 | Nov 4, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,000 | Oct 31, 2001 | Human |
| Cool Springs Fire | 2,000 | Oct 29, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,000 | Nov 18, 2001 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,000 | Nov 2, 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.