Wolf Mtn Fire
The Wolf Mtn Fire burned 7.3 acres in Ripley County, Missouri, in 2005. It was discovered on March 11, 2005, and contained on March 11, 2005. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 7 acres
- Discovered
- March 11, 2005
- Contained
- March 11, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,799 acres. Point of origin as reported, 36.631, -91.086.
The record
- Reported final size
- 7 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,799 acres
- Discovered
- March 11, 2005, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 11, 2005, 6:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Missouri
- County
- Ripley County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Mark Twain National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MO3662609111220050311
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1424660
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 Missouri in 20056
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mckenzie Hill Fire | 3,422 | Apr 4, 2005 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,256 | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,830 | Mar 20, 2005 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,751 | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,592 | Mar 20, 2005 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,485 | Apr 14, 2005 |
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.