Seminole Fire
The Seminole Fire burned 1,600 acres in Baldwin County, Alabama, in 2011. It was discovered on June 5, 2011, and contained on June 11, 2011. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,600 acres
- Discovered
- June 5, 2011
- Contained
- June 11, 2011
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,327 acres. Point of origin as reported, 30.539, -87.455.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,600 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,327 acres
- Discovered
- June 5, 2011, 5:16 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 11, 2011, 10:26 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Alabama
- County
- Baldwin County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Alabama Forestry Commission
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- AL3053908745520110605
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2011-AL-SFO-2009-AFS20110605
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 |
| Mt Weisner 2011 Fire | 2,332 | Feb 22, 2011 | Human |
| 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.