Wildfires of 2012

FY2012-DADE-028 Fire

2012Dade County, GeorgiaWildfire

The FY2012-DADE-028 Fire burned 1,167 acres in Dade County, Georgia, in 2012. It was discovered on March 6, 2012, and contained on March 7, 2012. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.

Size
1,167 acres
Discovered
March 6, 2012
Contained
March 7, 2012
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 34.978, -85.588.

The record

Reported final size
1,167 acres
Discovered
March 6, 2012, 11:49 a.m. local time
Contained
March 7, 2012, 4:48 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Arson/incendiarism
State
Georgia
County
Dade County
Land ownership at origin
Private
Reporting unit
Georgia Forestry Commission
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
SFO-2012GAGAS-FY2012-Dade-028

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.