Compartment J Prescribed Fire
The Compartment J Prescribed Fire burned 2,775 acres in Maryland, in 2011. MTBS dates its ignition to January 5, 2011.
- Size
- 2,775 acres
- Ignition
- January 5, 2011
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,775 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 38.392, -76.046.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,775 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- January 5, 2011
- State
- Maryland
- Incident type
- Prescribed fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MD3839507605820110105
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
Other large fires in Maryland in 20115
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Creek Fire | 2,910 | Feb 15, 2011 | |
| Island Pond Fire | 1,700 | Apr 11, 2011 | |
| Compartment E42 and 43 Fire | 1,367 | Feb 11, 2011 | Human |
| Guinea Island Complex | 649 | Feb 16, 2011 | Human |
| Thorofare Fire | 590 | Feb 14, 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. 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.