River Road Fire
The River Road Fire burned 1,664 acres in Minnesota, in 2013. It was discovered on May 13, 2013, and contained on May 18, 2013. The cause was recorded as arson/incendiarism.
- Size
- 1,664 acres
- Discovered
- May 13, 2013
- Contained
- May 18, 2013
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 1,805 acres. Point of origin as reported, 47.983, -95.486.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,664 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 1,805 acres
- Discovered
- May 13, 2013, 9:54 a.m. local time
- Contained
- May 18, 2013, 10:15 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Arson/incendiarism
- State
- Minnesota
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Reporting unit
- Red Lake Agency
- Agency
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- MN4797009546320130513
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
- Fire occurrence record
- W-655637
- Note on the perimeter
- This is the best post-fire scene available despite the haze cover.
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 20133
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley Fire | 7,100 | May 14, 2013 | Human |
| Buffalo Ranch Fire | 4,900 | May 13, 2013 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,570 | May 13, 2013 | 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.