Pine Creek North Fire
The Pine Creek North Fire burned 3,400 acres in Schoolcraft County, Michigan, in 2012. It was discovered on May 21, 2012, and contained on May 31, 2012. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 3,400 acres
- Discovered
- May 21, 2012
- Contained
- May 31, 2012
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 46.300, -85.985.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,400 acres
- Discovered
- May 21, 2012
- Contained
- May 31, 2012
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Michigan
- County
- Schoolcraft County
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Seney National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2012MISNRGU93
Other large fires in Michigan in 20121
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Lake Fire | 21,069 | May 23, 2012 | Natural |
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.