Thedford II Fire
The Thedford II Fire burned 3,895 acres in Nebraska, in 2011. It was discovered on April 22, 2011, and contained on April 22, 2011. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 3,895 acres
- Discovered
- April 22, 2011
- Contained
- April 22, 2011
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 4,134 acres. Point of origin as reported, 41.992, -100.785.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,895 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 4,134 acres
- Discovered
- April 22, 2011, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 22, 2011, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Nebraska
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NE4198910078120110422
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2011NEVARF2WH
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 Nebraska in 20117
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest Ca Fire | 7,000 | Oct 4, 2011 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,500 | Feb 16, 2011 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,650 | Mar 18, 2011 | Human |
| Halsey Dump Fire | 2,847 | Apr 5, 2011 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,200 | Oct 5, 2011 | Human |
| Graduation Fire | 1,056 | May 7, 2011 | Human |
| Mothers Day Fire | 1,000 | May 8, 2011 | Natural |
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.