Schneider Fire
The Schneider Fire burned 1,000 acres in Mercer County, North Dakota, in 2012. It was discovered on March 12, 2012. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- March 12, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 47.299, -101.575.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- March 12, 2012, 1:16 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- North Dakota
- County
- Mercer County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- North Dakota State Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-ND-2012-ND_01212013_1160
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 |
| Mcintosh Fire | 2,575 | Aug 24, 2012 | Human |
| Cornstalk Fire | 2,282 | Sep 21, 2012 | Human |
| Rifle Range Fire | 1,000 | Mar 12, 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.