Big Woods Fire
The Big Woods Fire burned 1,499 acres in Kentucky, in 2007. MTBS dates its ignition to April 22, 2007.
- Size
- 1,499 acres
- Ignition
- April 22, 2007
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,499 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 37.241, -86.052.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,499 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- April 22, 2007
- State
- Kentucky
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- KY3723208604920070422
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
Other large fires in Kentucky in 20074
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Complex | 1,963 | Oct 5, 2007 | Human |
| Kentucky River Complex | 1,355 | Oct 5, 2007 | Human |
| Chandler Fire | 1,300 | Mar 12, 2007 | Human |
| Dead Deer Fire | 1,200 | Aug 28, 2007 | 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.