Power Line Fire
The Power Line Fire burned 1,600 acres in Polk County, Tennessee, in 2012. It was discovered on July 6, 2012, and contained on July 9, 2012. The cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
- Size
- 1,600 acres
- Discovered
- July 6, 2012
- Contained
- July 9, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 35.350, -84.601.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,600 acres
- Discovered
- July 6, 2012, 4:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 9, 2012, 9:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution
- State
- Tennessee
- County
- Polk County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Cherokee National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1507451
Other large fires in Tennessee in 20122
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Mt-Price Rd Fire | 2,185 | Nov 15, 2012 | Human |
| Flatwood Rd Fire | 1,216 | Nov 2, 2012 | Human |
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.