Wildfires of 2003

Cornland Fire

2003IowaWildfire

The Cornland Fire burned 1,200 acres in Iowa, in 2003. It was discovered on March 23, 2003, and contained on March 25, 2003. The cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.

Size
1,200 acres
Discovered
March 23, 2003
Contained
March 25, 2003
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.257, -91.094.

The record

Reported final size
1,200 acres
Discovered
March 23, 2003, 1:00 p.m. local time
Contained
March 25, 2003, 6:30 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Recreation and ceremony
State
Iowa
Land ownership at origin
Private
Reporting unit
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge
Agency
Fish and Wildlife Service
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
FWS-2003IAPLRC086

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.