Water Tower Fire
The Water Tower Fire burned 1,100 acres in Kittson County, Minnesota, in 2012. It was discovered on March 21, 2012, and contained on March 21, 2012. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- March 21, 2012
- Contained
- March 21, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,286 acres. Point of origin as reported, 48.907, -96.823.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,100 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,286 acres
- Discovered
- March 21, 2012, 2:14 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 21, 2012, 4:43 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Kittson County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MN4891109679920120321
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- SFO-2012MNDNR2012121016
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 Minnesota in 20128
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Minnie Fire | 25,396 | Sep 30, 2012 | |
| County 27 Fire | 4,440 | Sep 30, 2012 | |
| Jeep Fire | 1,520 | Apr 8, 2012 | Human |
| Viking Fire | 1,422 | Oct 2, 2012 | |
| Spring Creek Fire | 1,185 | Apr 1, 2012 | Human |
| Klondike Cabin Fire | 1,000 | Apr 21, 2012 | Human |
| Clow Border Fire | 1,000 | Apr 12, 2012 | Human |
| Richardville Border Fire | 975 | Sep 29, 2012 | Human |
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.