Mcintosh Fire
The Mcintosh Fire burned 2,575 acres in North Dakota, in 2012. It was discovered on August 24, 2012, and contained on August 30, 2012. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 2,575 acres
- Discovered
- August 24, 2012
- Contained
- August 30, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,652 acres. Point of origin as reported, 45.925, -101.376.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,575 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,652 acres
- Discovered
- August 24, 2012, 2:15 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 30, 2012, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- North Dakota
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Standing Rock Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- ND4592010137420120824
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- W-643764
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 North Dakota in 20127
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Swallow Fire | 9,500 | Sep 19, 2012 | Human |
| Donny Brook Fire | 6,070 | Apr 5, 2012 | Human |
| 93rd St Ne Fire | 4,045 | Mar 17, 2012 | Human |
| Deep Creek 2 Fire | 3,317 | Aug 24, 2012 | Natural |
| 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
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.