Cactus Fire
The Cactus Fire burned 1,084 acres in Jackson County, Nebraska, in 2012. It was discovered on July 19, 2012, and contained on July 20, 2012. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,084 acres
- Discovered
- July 19, 2012
- Contained
- July 20, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,084 acres, mapped by gps - uncorrected data. Point of origin as reported, 43.866, -101.954.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,084 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,084 acres
- Discovered
- July 19, 2012, 11:50 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 20, 2012, 11:03 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Nebraska
- County
- Jackson County
- Land ownership at origin
- State or Private
- Reporting unit
- Nebraska National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- NENBF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2012-NENBF-120653
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1505188
- Perimeter map method
- GPS - Uncorrected Data
- Note on the perimeter
- Cannot find in GPC spreadsheet, listed in FIRESTAT - NE-NBF-120653 P2EKU3, grass cover type, prepared by Cory Richardson
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 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region 24 Complex | 66,745 | Jul 20, 2012 | Natural |
| Keith County Complex | 60,000 | Aug 2, 2012 | Natural |
| West Ash Fire | 56,471 | Aug 28, 2012 | Natural |
| Douthit Fire | 29,730 | Aug 28, 2012 | Natural |
| Wellnitz Fire | 28,800 | Aug 31, 2012 | Natural |
| Turner Tatanka Fire | 19,000 | Aug 2, 2012 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 18,020 | Sep 8, 2012 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,980 | Jul 15, 2012 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,380 | Jul 23, 2012 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,011 | Jul 15, 2012 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,303 | Sep 8, 2012 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,793 | Sep 8, 2012 |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.