Donny Brook Fire
The Donny Brook Fire burned 6,070 acres in Ward County, North Dakota, in 2012. It was discovered on April 5, 2012. The cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.
- Size
- 6,070 acres
- Discovered
- April 5, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.505, -101.874.
The record
- Reported final size
- 6,070 acres
- Discovered
- April 5, 2012, 1:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Railroad operations and maintenance
- State
- North Dakota
- County
- Ward County
- Reporting unit
- North Dakota State Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-ND-2012-ND_04172012_278
Other large fires in North Dakota in 20127
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Swallow Fire | 9,500 | Sep 19, 2012 | Human |
| 93rd St Ne Fire | 4,045 | Mar 17, 2012 | Human |
| Deep Creek 2 Fire | 3,317 | Aug 24, 2012 | Natural |
| Mcintosh Fire | 2,575 | Aug 24, 2012 | Human |
| Cornstalk Fire | 2,282 | Sep 21, 2012 | Human |
| Schneider Fire | 1,000 | Mar 12, 2012 | Human |
| Rifle Range Fire | 1,000 | Mar 12, 2012 | 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.