Klitzke Fire
The Klitzke Fire burned 1,500 acres in Burke County, North Dakota, in 2008. It was discovered on April 19, 2008, and contained on April 19, 2008. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- April 19, 2008
- Contained
- April 19, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.866, -102.896.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- April 19, 2008, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 19, 2008, 11:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- North Dakota
- County
- Burke County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- North Dakota State Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2008_ND-NDS-08010
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 |
| Sprout Fire | 1,200 | Apr 3, 2008 | Human |
| Swartwout Fire | 1,100 | Apr 8, 2008 | Human |
| Heinke Fire | 1,000 | Apr 3, 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.