Wilton Fire
The Wilton Fire burned 1,500 acres in McLean County, North Dakota, in 2003. It was discovered on August 23, 2003, and contained on August 24, 2003. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- August 23, 2003
- Contained
- August 24, 2003
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.230, -100.800.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- August 23, 2003, 12:01 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 24, 2003, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- North Dakota
- County
- McLean County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- North Dakota State Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2003_ND-NDS-005
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 | |
| 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.