Robinson Sunflower Fire
The Robinson Sunflower Fire burned 1,008 acres in North Dakota, in 2007. It was discovered on November 3, 2007, and contained on November 3, 2007. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,008 acres
- Discovered
- November 3, 2007
- Contained
- November 3, 2007
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,117 acres. Point of origin as reported, 47.497, -101.333.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,008 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,117 acres
- Discovered
- November 3, 2007, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- November 3, 2007, 9:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- North Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Audubon National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ND4749710133320071103
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2007NDADRD13D
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 North Dakota in 20075
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodtick Fire | 2,560 | Apr 19, 2007 | Human |
| Muskrat Lake Fire | 2,180 | Aug 14, 2007 | Human |
| Star Fire | 1,400 | Apr 16, 2007 | Human |
| Too Big Fire | 1,288 | Apr 16, 2007 | Human |
| South Central Core Fire | 1,197 | May 9, 2007 |
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.