Richardton Fire
The Richardton Fire burned 1,500 acres in Stark County, North Dakota, in 2004. It was discovered on September 1, 2004. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- September 1, 2004
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.786, -102.317.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- September 1, 2004, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- North Dakota
- County
- Stark County
- Reporting unit
- North Dakota State Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2004_ND-NDS-010
Other large fires in North Dakota in 20044
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Creek Fire | 3,740 | Sep 1, 2004 | Human |
| Fischer Fire | 2,543 | Apr 5, 2004 | Human |
| Magpie Camp Fire | 1,883 | Aug 15, 2004 | Human |
| Windmill Fire | 1,034 | Oct 5, 2004 |
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.