Pot Point Fire
The Pot Point Fire burned 1,075 acres in Marion County, Tennessee, in 2007. It was discovered on February 22, 2007, and contained on February 28, 2007. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,075 acres
- Discovered
- February 22, 2007
- Contained
- February 28, 2007
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 552 acres. Point of origin as reported, 35.065, -85.409.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,075 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 552 acres
- Discovered
- February 22, 2007, 10:30 a.m. local time
- Contained
- February 28, 2007, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Tennessee
- County
- Marion County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Tennessee Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- TN3507508541320070222
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2007TDA2942
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 Tennessee in 20079
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 2,242 | Apr 10, 2007 | |
| Pigeon Branch Fire | 2,115 | May 23, 2007 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,025 | Mar 25, 2007 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,535 | Mar 25, 2007 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,500 | Mar 25, 2007 | |
| Mccloud Mtn Fire | 1,400 | Aug 17, 2007 | Human |
| West Bourne Mtn 2 Fire | 1,220 | Mar 6, 2007 | Human |
| 25W Fire | 1,100 | Mar 24, 2007 | Human |
| Stinking Creek Fire | 1,000 | Mar 25, 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. 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.