Unnamed Fire
The Unnamed Fire burned 6,380 acres in Nebraska, in 2012. It was discovered on July 23, 2012, and contained on July 29, 2012. MTBS dates its ignition to July 24, 2012. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 6,380 acres
- Discovered
- July 23, 2012
- Contained
- July 29, 2012
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 6,909 acres. Point of origin as reported, 42.773, -99.595.
The record
- Reported final size
- 6,380 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 6,909 acres
- Discovered
- July 23, 2012, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Ignition (MTBS)
- July 24, 2012
- Contained
- July 29, 2012, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Nebraska
- Reporting unit
- Nebraska Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Part of
- Region 24 Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NE4276509957320120724
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2012NENFS16220
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 Nebraska in 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region 24 Complex | 66,745 | Jul 20, 2012 | Natural |
| Keith County Complex | 60,000 | Aug 2, 2012 | Natural |
| West Ash Fire | 56,471 | Aug 28, 2012 | Natural |
| Douthit Fire | 29,730 | Aug 28, 2012 | Natural |
| Wellnitz Fire | 28,800 | Aug 31, 2012 | Natural |
| Turner Tatanka Fire | 19,000 | Aug 2, 2012 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 18,020 | Sep 8, 2012 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 7,980 | Jul 15, 2012 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,011 | Jul 15, 2012 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,303 | Sep 8, 2012 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,793 | Sep 8, 2012 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,501 | Jul 15, 2012 |
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.