Manvel Fire
The Manvel Fire burned 5,500 acres in North Dakota, in 2002. It was discovered on April 16, 2002, and contained on April 17, 2002.
- Size
- 5,500 acres
- Discovered
- April 16, 2002
- Contained
- April 17, 2002
- Cause
- Undetermined
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.166, -97.317.
The record
- Reported final size
- 5,500 acres
- Discovered
- April 16, 2002, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 17, 2002, 1:30 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Undetermined
- State
- North Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Devil's Lake Wetland Management District
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2002NDDVR6396
Other large fires in North Dakota in 20026
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenbrook Fire | 15,732 | Jul 5, 2002 | Human |
| 32BRAVO Fire | 3,200 | Jul 4, 2002 | Natural |
| BISRURAL2 Fire | 2,554 | Jun 20, 2002 | Natural |
| Little Mo Fire | 1,335 | May 4, 2002 | |
| Bale II Fire | 1,076 | Jun 29, 2002 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,046 | Jul 3, 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.