FY2012 Crystal Cave Broadcast Burn
The FY2012 Crystal Cave Broadcast Burn burned 2,220 acres in Kentucky, in 2012. MTBS dates its ignition to March 20, 2012.
- Size
- 2,220 acres
- Ignition
- March 20, 2012
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,220 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 37.208, -86.060.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,220 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- March 20, 2012
- State
- Kentucky
- Incident type
- Prescribed fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- KY3721108605320120320
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Kentucky in 20121
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartesta Branch Fire | 1,542 | Nov 25, 2012 | 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. 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.