Bandytown Fire
The Bandytown Fire burned 1,641 acres in Boone County, West Virginia, in 2005. It was discovered on April 17, 2005, and contained on April 19, 2005. The cause was recorded as fireworks.
- Size
- 1,641 acres
- Discovered
- April 17, 2005
- Contained
- April 19, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.949, -81.645.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,641 acres
- Discovered
- April 17, 2005, 3:38 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 19, 2005, 3:38 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Fireworks
- State
- West Virginia
- County
- Boone County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- West Virginia Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2005WVDOF2005-23436
Other large fires in West Virginia in 20051
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right Fork of Laurel Fire | 733 | Nov 25, 2005 | 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.