Sam's Point Fire (Verkeerder Fire) Fire
The Sam's Point Fire (Verkeerder Fire) Fire was reported on April 23, 2016 in Ulster County, New York and burned 2,028 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 2,028 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 23, 2016
- Personnel
- 48
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.674, -74.351.
The incident
- Size
- 2,028 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 23, 2016 at 3:00 PM EDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- NYS-2016-0074
- County
- Ulster County
- State
- New York
- Nearest city reported
- Warwarsing
- Protecting agency
- FR
- Personnel assigned
- 48
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $799,311
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-NYNYS-000052
- IRWIN identifier
- C4940C6E-E5BB-41CC-8903-4255C62E2D2B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Walker Valley, NY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Walker Valley, NY3 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Ellenville, NY4 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Napanoch, NY5 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Pine Bush, NY5 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Watchtower, NY5 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Wawarsing, NY6 miles north of the fire’s origin
New York wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated May 1, 2016 at 2:05 PM EDT. Identifier 2016-NYNYS-000052.