Wildfires of 2011

Unnamed Fire

2011NebraskaWildfire

The Unnamed Fire burned 5,500 acres in Nebraska, in 2011. It was discovered on February 16, 2011, and contained on February 16, 2011. The cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.

Size
5,500 acres
Discovered
February 16, 2011
Contained
February 16, 2011
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.708, -101.701.

The record

Reported final size
5,500 acres
Discovered
February 16, 2011, 12:50 p.m. local time
Contained
February 16, 2011, 6:23 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution
State
Nebraska
Reporting unit
Nebraska Forest Service
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
SFO-2011NENFS13413

Other large fires in Nebraska in 20117

FireAcresStartCause
Harvest Ca Fire7,000Oct 4, 2011Human
Thedford II Fire3,895Apr 22, 2011Human
Unnamed Fire3,650Mar 18, 2011Human
Halsey Dump Fire2,847Apr 5, 2011Human
Unnamed Fire1,200Oct 5, 2011Human
Graduation Fire1,056May 7, 2011Human
Mothers Day Fire1,000May 8, 2011Natural

Every fire of 2011 Nebraska fire history

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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.