Traps East Prescribed Fire
The Traps East Prescribed Fire burned 2,013 acres in Kansas, in 2003. MTBS dates its ignition to April 13, 2003.
- Size
- 2,013 acres
- Ignition
- April 13, 2003
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,013 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 38.416, -96.529.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,013 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- April 13, 2003
- State
- Kansas
- Incident type
- Prescribed fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- KS3841909653220030413
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Note on the perimeter
- NPS Fire perimeter was used available in NPS Wildland fire feature server and as appropriate fire perimeter was further revised based on the visible fire/burn scar in post fire image, perimeter image and dNBR.
Other large fires in Kansas in 20037
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapr 03 Fire | 6,560 | Mar 22, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,104 | Mar 24, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,674 | Apr 12, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,000 | Apr 11, 2003 | |
| Switzer G Fire | 1,281 | Apr 11, 2003 | |
| Miller B C Fire | 1,200 | Apr 9, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,000 | Aug 18, 2003 |
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. 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.