Arabia Bay Fire
The Arabia Bay Fire burned 12,485 acres in Clinch County, Georgia, in 2011. It was discovered on March 18, 2011, and contained on March 18, 2011. MTBS dates its ignition to March 24, 2011. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 12,485 acres
- Discovered
- March 18, 2011
- Contained
- March 18, 2011
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 10,971 acres. Point of origin as reported, 31.115, -82.887.
The record
- Reported final size
- 12,485 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 10,971 acres
- Discovered
- March 18, 2011, 6:27 p.m. local time
- Ignition (MTBS)
- March 24, 2011
- Contained
- March 18, 2011, 8:25 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Clinch County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Georgia Forestry Commission
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Part of
- Southeast Ga Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- GA3113108287620110324
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2011GAGAS-FY2011-Clinch-045
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Georgia in 201112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Prairie Fire | 309,200 | Apr 29, 2011 | Natural |
| Sessom Community Fire | 22,246 | Mar 24, 2011 | Human |
| Sweat Farm Again Fire | 19,198 | Jun 15, 2011 | Human |
| Racepond Fire | 7,948 | May 25, 2011 | |
| Elim Church Rd. Fire | 4,035 | Mar 24, 2011 | Human |
| Cravens Hammock Fire | 3,703 | Jun 15, 2011 | Natural |
| FY2011-CAMDEN-050 Fire | 2,500 | Mar 24, 2011 | Human |
| Crews Road Fire | 2,228 | Feb 28, 2011 | Human |
| GA-19 (Saw Fly Rd) Fire | 1,400 | Jun 14, 2011 | Human |
| Mosley Road Fire | 1,377 | Mar 24, 2011 | Human |
| Waverly Fire | 1,200 | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| Ga Shrimp Fire | 963 | Mar 13, 2011 | 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. 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.