Wildfires of 2012

Six Pack Fire

2012NebraskaWildfire

The Six Pack Fire burned 2,464 acres in Nebraska, in 2012. It was discovered on March 10, 2012, and contained on March 11, 2012. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.

Size
2,464 acres
Discovered
March 10, 2012
Contained
March 11, 2012
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 42.683, -97.891.

The record

Reported final size
2,464 acres
Discovered
March 10, 2012, 12:30 p.m. local time
Contained
March 11, 2012, 12:30 a.m. local time
Cause
Human, Debris and open burning
State
Nebraska
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Reporting unit
Winnebago Agency
Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-635091

Other large fires in Nebraska in 201212

FireAcresStartCause
Region 24 Complex66,745Jul 20, 2012Natural
Keith County Complex60,000Aug 2, 2012Natural
West Ash Fire56,471Aug 28, 2012Natural
Douthit Fire29,730Aug 28, 2012Natural
Wellnitz Fire28,800Aug 31, 2012Natural
Turner Tatanka Fire19,000Aug 2, 2012Natural
Unnamed Fire18,020Sep 8, 2012
Unnamed Fire7,980Jul 15, 2012
Unnamed Fire6,380Jul 23, 2012Natural
Unnamed Fire6,011Jul 15, 2012
Unnamed Fire5,303Sep 8, 2012
Unnamed Fire4,793Sep 8, 2012

Every fire of 2012 Nebraska fire history

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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.