Simmons Road Fire
The Simmons Road Fire burned 5,438 acres in Bladen County, North Carolina, in 2011. It was discovered on June 20, 2011, and contained on August 17, 2011. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 5,438 acres
- Discovered
- June 20, 2011
- Contained
- August 17, 2011
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.844, -78.720.
The record
- Reported final size
- 5,438 acres
- Discovered
- June 20, 2011, 1:23 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 17, 2011, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Bladen 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-11-009-049
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 |
| Parktown Road Fire | 2,030 | Feb 19, 2011 | Human |
| 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.