Heinke Fire
The Heinke Fire burned 1,000 acres in North Dakota, in 2008. It was discovered on April 3, 2008, and contained on April 4, 2008. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 3, 2008
- Contained
- April 4, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.178, -101.300.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- April 3, 2008, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 4, 2008, 10:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- North Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-556976
Other large fires in North Dakota in 20089
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Fire | 2,405 | Jul 23, 2008 | Natural |
| Woodbury Fire | 2,000 | Mar 3, 2008 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,900 | Apr 14, 2008 | Human |
| Pool 326 Fire | 1,701 | Apr 18, 2008 | |
| Grader Fire | 1,680 | Apr 7, 2008 | Human |
| Klitzke Fire | 1,500 | Apr 19, 2008 | Human |
| Sprout Fire | 1,200 | Apr 3, 2008 | Human |
| Swartwout Fire | 1,100 | Apr 8, 2008 | Human |
| Colin Conley Fire | 1,000 | May 17, 2008 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
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.