Thorofare Fire
The Thorofare Fire burned 590 acres in Dorchester County, Maryland, in 2011. It was discovered on February 14, 2011, and contained on February 14, 2011. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 590 acres
- Discovered
- February 14, 2011
- Contained
- February 14, 2011
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,848 acres. Point of origin as reported, 38.405, -75.991.
The record
- Reported final size
- 590 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,848 acres
- Discovered
- February 14, 2011, 10:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- February 14, 2011, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Maryland
- County
- Dorchester County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MD3840507599120110214
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2011MD-DNR4081
- Note on the perimeter
- Mapped as perimeter only due to fire occurring in wetland veg-type and heavy haze cover present in imagery
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 Maryland in 20114
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Creek Fire | 2,910 | Feb 15, 2011 | |
| Island Pond Fire | 1,700 | Apr 11, 2011 | |
| Compartment E42 and 43 Fire | 1,367 | Feb 11, 2011 | Human |
| Guinea Island Complex | 649 | Feb 16, 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.