Parktown Road Fire
The Parktown Road Fire burned 2,030 acres in Warren County, North Carolina, in 2011. It was discovered on February 19, 2011, and contained on February 24, 2011. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 2,030 acres
- Discovered
- February 19, 2011
- Contained
- February 24, 2011
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.322, -78.188.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,030 acres
- Discovered
- February 19, 2011, 12:50 p.m. local time
- Contained
- February 24, 2011, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Warren County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- North Carolina Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2011_NC-NCS-11093020
Other large fires in North Carolina in 20117
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pains Bay Fire | 45,294 | May 5, 2011 | Natural |
| Juniper Road Fire | 31,140 | Jun 19, 2011 | Natural |
| Simmons Road Fire | 5,438 | Jun 20, 2011 | Natural |
| Judes Gap Fire | 1,477 | Feb 12, 2011 | |
| Valentine Fire | 1,164 | Feb 21, 2011 | Human |
| SR8 Fire | 944 | Mar 24, 2011 | Human |
| Wolf Island Fire | 678 | Feb 19, 2011 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
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.