Kensel 1 Fire
The Kensel 1 Fire burned 1,760 acres in North Dakota, in 2003. It was discovered on April 12, 2003, and contained on April 12, 2003. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,760 acres
- Discovered
- April 12, 2003
- Contained
- April 12, 2003
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.250, -99.000.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,760 acres
- Discovered
- April 12, 2003, 1:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 12, 2003, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- North Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2003NDAWR6917
Other large fires in North Dakota in 20037
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcclean Bottoms Fire | 6,000 | Apr 9, 2003 | Human |
| Dawson Fire | 3,000 | Aug 17, 2003 | Human |
| Kruse Fire | 1,509 | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| Wilton Fire | 1,500 | Aug 23, 2003 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,400 | Oct 21, 2003 | Human |
| Aspen Fire | 1,293 | May 1, 2003 | |
| Olerud Fire | 943 | Mar 24, 2003 | Human |
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.