Wildfires of 2011

Hastings Fire

2011AlaskaWildfire

The Hastings Fire burned 23,123 acres in Alaska, in 2011. It was discovered on May 30, 2011, and contained on July 5, 2011. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
23,123 acres
Discovered
May 30, 2011
Contained
July 5, 2011
Cause
Human

Map

The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 24,389 acres, mapped by image interpretation. Point of origin as reported, 65.030, -148.350.

The record

Reported final size
23,123 acres
Area inside the final perimeter
24,389 acres
Discovered
May 30, 2011, 1:35 p.m. local time
Contained
July 5, 2011, 9:09 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
Alaska
Land ownership at origin
State
Reporting unit
Alaska Fire Service
Agency
DVF
Unit
AKPRI
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2011-AKFAS-000271
Fire occurrence record
W-628269
Perimeter map method
Image Interpretation
Note on the perimeter
Fire perimeter modified using Landsat Image Service. Image IDs: LC08_L2SP_071014_20130531_20200913_02_T1 and LT05_L2SP_071014_20110713_20200822_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

FireAcresStartCause
East Volkmar Fire54,217May 26, 2011Natural
Dish Mountain Fire38,510May 27, 2011Natural
Fish River Fire31,600May 26, 2011Natural
Little Creek Fire26,201May 29, 2011Natural
Coal Creek Fire24,849May 21, 2011Natural
Kitalitna Fire24,525May 25, 2011Natural
Lloyd Fire8,818May 31, 2011Natural
Bonnifield #1 Fire8,593Jul 9, 2011Natural
McCord Creek Fire7,717May 29, 2011Natural
Hochandochtla Mountain Fire7,086May 25, 2011Natural
Tatalina River Fire3,268May 30, 2011Natural
Chitanana Fire3,051May 30, 2011Natural

Every fire of 2011 Alaska fire history

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.