Unnamed Fire
The Unnamed Fire burned 1,441 acres in Haywood County, Tennessee, in 2008. It was discovered on April 17, 2008, and contained on April 25, 2008. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,441 acres
- Discovered
- April 17, 2008
- Contained
- April 25, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.450, -83.752.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,441 acres
- Discovered
- April 17, 2008, 12:53 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 25, 2008, 9:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Tennessee
- County
- Haywood County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Tennessee Division of Forestry
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2008TNFDTN0402-5141
Other large fires in Tennessee in 20083
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old 15th Fire | 2,000 | Aug 20, 2008 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,501 | Apr 16, 2008 | Human |
| Lone Oak Fire | 1,500 | May 7, 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.