Thraser Hill Fire
The Thraser Hill Fire burned 1,300 acres in Amherst County, Virginia, in 2008. It was discovered on February 10, 2008. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,300 acres
- Discovered
- February 10, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.769, -79.157.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,300 acres
- Discovered
- February 10, 2008, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Virginia
- County
- Amherst County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Virginia Department of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2008_VA-VAS-0803188
Other large fires in Virginia in 20089
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| South 1 Fire | 4,884 | Jun 9, 2008 | Human |
| St Marys Fire | 4,505 | Mar 25, 2008 | Human |
| Angel Fire | 3,990 | Feb 10, 2008 | Human |
| Old Stage Road Fire | 2,850 | Feb 10, 2008 | Human |
| Little Cuba Fire | 2,738 | Feb 10, 2008 | Human |
| Blackhorse Fire | 1,550 | Feb 8, 2008 | Human |
| Pocahontas Road Fire | 1,250 | Feb 10, 2008 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,200 | Apr 18, 2008 | Human |
| Totiers Ferry Fire | 1,036 | Feb 10, 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.