Unnamed Fire
The Unnamed Fire burned 1,142 acres in Virginia, in 2006. MTBS dates its ignition to October 1, 2006.
- Size
- 1,142 acres
- Ignition
- October 1, 2006
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,142 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 37.939, -79.516.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,142 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- October 1, 2006
- State
- Virginia
- Incident type
- Other fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- VA3793907951620061001
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Note on the perimeter
- Dormant season
Other large fires in Virginia in 20065
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Mountain Fire | 3,696 | May 23, 2006 | Natural |
| Peavine Complex | 2,871 | Dec 10, 2006 | Human |
| Cardinal Fire | 1,935 | Apr 30, 2006 | Human |
| Lewis Mountain Fire | 1,150 | Apr 4, 2006 | Natural |
| Quarry Fire | 1,140 | Mar 4, 2006 | 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.