Raging Hills Fire
The Raging Hills Fire burned 1,800 acres in Mercer County, North Dakota, in 2006. It was discovered on April 5, 2006, and contained on April 6, 2006. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,800 acres
- Discovered
- April 5, 2006
- Contained
- April 6, 2006
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.276, -101.393.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,800 acres
- Discovered
- April 5, 2006, 4:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 6, 2006, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- North Dakota
- County
- Mercer County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- North Dakota State Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2006_ND-NDS-002
Other large fires in North Dakota in 20065
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lund Fire | 9,499 | Jul 18, 2006 | Natural |
| Hb 35 Fire | 2,162 | Apr 22, 2006 | |
| Riverdale Woods/Downstream Fire | 1,764 | Apr 4, 2006 | Human |
| Brown Wf Fire | 1,303 | Apr 16, 2006 | Human |
| Rice Lake 1 Fire | 1,150 | Apr 8, 2006 |
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.