Wildfires of 2006

Unnamed Fire

2006Mobile County, AlabamaWildfire

The Unnamed Fire burned 1,052 acres in Mobile County, Alabama, in 2006. It was discovered on March 7, 2006, and contained on March 9, 2006. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
1,052 acres
Discovered
March 7, 2006
Contained
March 9, 2006
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 30.465, -88.132.

The record

Reported final size
1,052 acres
Discovered
March 7, 2006, 1:10 p.m. local time
Contained
March 9, 2006, 5:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
Alabama
County
Mobile County
Reporting unit
Alabama Forestry Commission
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
ALS-BAY-20060307-004

Other large fires in Alabama in 20069

FireAcresStartCause
Unnamed Fire2,528Apr 4, 2006
Lillian Swamp Fire1,846Mar 3, 2006Human
RD07-09 Fire1,449Dec 6, 2006Human
Unnamed Fire1,439Mar 3, 2006
Unnamed Fire1,335Mar 14, 2006
Unnamed Fire1,284Mar 3, 2006
Unnamed Fire1,120Mar 3, 2006
Delaney Fire1,031Mar 14, 2006Human
Unnamed Fire900Mar 5, 2006Human

Every fire of 2006 Alabama fire history

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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.