Hwy 1 2012 Prescribed Fire
The Hwy 1 2012 Prescribed Fire burned 5,488 acres in Minnesota, in 2012. MTBS dates its ignition to January 25, 2012.
- Size
- 5,488 acres
- Ignition
- January 25, 2012
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 5,488 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 48.140, -95.429.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 5,488 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- January 25, 2012
- State
- Minnesota
- Incident type
- Prescribed fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MN4812309543020120125
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
Other large fires in Minnesota in 20129
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Minnie Fire | 25,396 | Sep 30, 2012 | |
| County 27 Fire | 4,440 | Sep 30, 2012 | |
| Jeep Fire | 1,520 | Apr 8, 2012 | Human |
| Viking Fire | 1,422 | Oct 2, 2012 | |
| Spring Creek Fire | 1,185 | Apr 1, 2012 | Human |
| Water Tower Fire | 1,100 | Mar 21, 2012 | Human |
| Klondike Cabin Fire | 1,000 | Apr 21, 2012 | Human |
| Clow Border Fire | 1,000 | Apr 12, 2012 | Human |
| Richardville Border Fire | 975 | Sep 29, 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.