Unnamed Fire
The Unnamed Fire burned 1,400 acres in North Dakota, in 2003. It was discovered on October 21, 2003, and contained on October 23, 2003. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,400 acres
- Discovered
- October 21, 2003
- Contained
- October 23, 2003
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,118 acres. Point of origin as reported, 46.036, -100.732.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,400 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,118 acres
- Discovered
- October 21, 2003, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 23, 2003, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- North Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Standing Rock Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ND4603410071220031021
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- W-325706
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
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 |
| Kensel 1 Fire | 1,760 | Apr 12, 2003 | Human |
| Kruse Fire | 1,509 | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| Wilton Fire | 1,500 | Aug 23, 2003 | Natural |
| Aspen Fire | 1,293 | May 1, 2003 | |
| Olerud Fire | 943 | Mar 24, 2003 | Human |
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. 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.