Bird Fire
The Bird Fire burned 5,000 acres in Nebraska, in 2002. It was discovered on July 3, 2002, and contained on July 3, 2002. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 5,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 3, 2002
- Contained
- July 3, 2002
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.560, -103.360.
The record
- Reported final size
- 5,000 acres
- Discovered
- July 3, 2002, 11:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 3, 2002, 11:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Nebraska
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- North Platte National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2002NENPR6816
Other large fires in Nebraska in 20028
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 15,971 | Aug 3, 2002 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 11,014 | Mar 20, 2002 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,125 | Jul 31, 2002 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,487 | Aug 3, 2002 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,478 | Mar 20, 2002 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,477 | Feb 14, 2002 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,134 | Jul 3, 2002 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,098 | May 22, 2002 |
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.