Crews Road Fire
The Crews Road Fire burned 2,228 acres in Brantley County, Georgia, in 2011. It was discovered on February 28, 2011, and contained on March 2, 2011. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 2,228 acres
- Discovered
- February 28, 2011
- Contained
- March 2, 2011
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,292 acres. Point of origin as reported, 31.095, -82.123.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,228 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,292 acres
- Discovered
- February 28, 2011, 12:40 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 2, 2011, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Brantley 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
- GA3110908209420110228
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2011GAGAS-FY2011-Brantley-080
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 |
| Arabia Bay Fire | 12,485 | Mar 18, 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 |
| 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.