Mt Weisner 2011 Fire
The Mt Weisner 2011 Fire burned 2,332 acres in Cherokee County, Alabama, in 2011. It was discovered on February 22, 2011, and contained on February 24, 2011. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 2,332 acres
- Discovered
- February 22, 2011
- Contained
- February 24, 2011
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,314 acres. Point of origin as reported, 31.509, -87.769.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,332 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,314 acres
- Discovered
- February 22, 2011, 9:26 p.m. local time
- Contained
- February 24, 2011, 6:45 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Alabama
- County
- Cherokee County
- Reporting unit
- Alabama Forestry Commission
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- AL3403408569120110222
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2011AFSNER-20110222-018
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 Alabama in 20116
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Creek Fire | 2,950 | Jun 4, 2011 | Human |
| Seminole Fire | 1,600 | Jun 5, 2011 | Natural |
| Co Rd 184, Al Fire | 1,163 | Nov 12, 2011 | Human |
| Ford Fire | 1,014 | Feb 20, 2011 | Human |
| Borden Springs Fire | 625 | Feb 22, 2011 | Human |
| Green Tower Fire | 479 | Feb 21, 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.