Cap Knob Fire
The Cap Knob Fire burned 1,555 acres in McCreary County, Tennessee, in 2005. It was discovered on November 12, 2005, and contained on November 14, 2005. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,555 acres
- Discovered
- November 12, 2005
- Contained
- November 14, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,837 acres. Point of origin as reported, 36.612, -84.243.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,555 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,837 acres
- Discovered
- November 12, 2005, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- November 14, 2005, 5:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Tennessee
- County
- McCreary County
- Reporting unit
- Daniel Boone National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Other fire reports inside the burned area
- Angel Mtn
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- TN3658308424920051112
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1427504
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 Tennessee in 20051
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Peavine Mtn Fire | 2,000 | Apr 16, 2005 | 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.