Desoto 0865 Prescribed Fire
The Desoto 0865 Prescribed Fire burned 4,494 acres in Mississippi, in 2010. MTBS dates its ignition to March 31, 2010.
- Size
- 4,494 acres
- Ignition
- March 31, 2010
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 4,494 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 30.813, -88.882.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 4,494 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- March 31, 2010
- State
- Mississippi
- Incident type
- Prescribed fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MS3081308888220100331
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Mississippi in 20102
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cripple Chinook Fire | 5,717 | Oct 6, 2010 | Human |
| Going Away Party Fire | 482 | Feb 25, 2010 | Human |
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. 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.