Valentine Fire
The Valentine Fire burned 3,100 acres in Nebraska, in 2006. It was discovered on July 16, 2006, and contained on July 31, 2006. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 3,100 acres
- Discovered
- July 16, 2006
- Contained
- July 31, 2006
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,722 acres. Point of origin as reported, 42.888, -100.549.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,100 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,722 acres
- Discovered
- July 16, 2006, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 31, 2006, 9:45 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Nebraska
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NE4289810053620060716
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2006NEFNRCY4Z
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 Nebraska in 20064
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux County Complex | 48,800 | Jul 27, 2006 | Natural |
| Dawes County Complex | 17,899 | Jul 28, 2006 | Natural |
| Roberts Tract Fire | 9,930 | ||
| Four Corners Fire | 5,954 | Jan 15, 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. 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.