Unnamed Prescribed Fire
The Unnamed Prescribed Fire burned 4,687 acres in Virginia, in 2013. MTBS dates its ignition to April 27, 2013.
- Size
- 4,687 acres
- Ignition
- April 27, 2013
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 4,687 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 38.472, -79.178.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 4,687 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- April 27, 2013
- State
- Virginia
- Incident type
- Prescribed fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- VA3847507913320130427
- MTBS assessment
- Initial (SS)
Other large fires in Virginia in 20131
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landfill Fire | 1,509 | Nov 12, 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. 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.