West Zone RX Burn Fire
The West Zone RX Burn Fire burned 8,942 acres in Minnesota, in 2005. MTBS dates its ignition to September 6, 2005.
- Size
- 8,942 acres
- Ignition
- September 6, 2005
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 8,942 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 48.007, -92.226.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 8,942 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- September 6, 2005
- State
- Minnesota
- Incident type
- Wildland fire use
- MTBS fire identifier
- MN4800709222620050906
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Minnesota in 20059
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juneberry Fire | 2,700 | May 6, 2005 | Human |
| Hinterlands Fire | 2,508 | Apr 11, 2005 | |
| 8 H Moose Pasture Fire | 2,401 | May 4, 2005 | |
| Red Lake 181 Fire | 2,210 | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| Madsen Unit 10 Fire | 1,861 | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| Waumbach Fire | 1,800 | May 6, 2005 | Human |
| Alpine Lake Fire | 1,335 | Aug 6, 2005 | Natural |
| Grand Mews Fire | 1,254 | May 2, 2005 | |
| Red Lake 045 Fire | 299 | Apr 5, 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. 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.