East Volkmar Fire
The East Volkmar Fire burned 54,217 acres in Alaska, in 2011. It was discovered on May 26, 2011, and contained on August 10, 2011. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 54,217 acres
- Discovered
- May 26, 2011
- Contained
- August 10, 2011
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 50,554 acres, mapped by image interpretation. Point of origin as reported, 64.120, -144.880.
The record
- Reported final size
- 54,217 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 50,554 acres
- Discovered
- May 26, 2011, 11:05 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 10, 2011, 11:50 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Alaska
- Land ownership at origin
- Tribal
- Reporting unit
- Alaska Fire Service
- Agency
- DVF
- Unit
- AKAKS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2011-AKDAS-000207
- Fire occurrence record
- W-624768
- Perimeter map method
- Image Interpretation
- Note on the perimeter
- Fire perimeter modified using Landsat Image Service. Image ID: LT05_L2SP_066015_20110827_20200820_02_T1.
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 Alaska in 201112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dish Mountain Fire | 38,510 | May 27, 2011 | Natural |
| Fish River Fire | 31,600 | May 26, 2011 | Natural |
| Little Creek Fire | 26,201 | May 29, 2011 | Natural |
| Coal Creek Fire | 24,849 | May 21, 2011 | Natural |
| Kitalitna Fire | 24,525 | May 25, 2011 | Natural |
| Hastings Fire | 23,123 | May 30, 2011 | Human |
| Lloyd Fire | 8,818 | May 31, 2011 | Natural |
| Bonnifield #1 Fire | 8,593 | Jul 9, 2011 | Natural |
| McCord Creek Fire | 7,717 | May 29, 2011 | Natural |
| Hochandochtla Mountain Fire | 7,086 | May 25, 2011 | Natural |
| Tatalina River Fire | 3,268 | May 30, 2011 | Natural |
| Chitanana Fire | 3,051 | May 30, 2011 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.