Yukon Fire History Atlas
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Year

Number of Recorded Fires: 142
Lightning-caused: 84 (59%)
Human-caused: 58 (41%)
Fires Actioned: 127 (89%)

Total Area Burned: 70589 hectares
Lightning-caused: 70121 hectares (99%)
Human-caused: 468 hectares (1%)
Yukon Fires in 1972
FireYearStart
Date		District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
RR-001 1972 Apr 19 RR 62.17 -133.95 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-001 1972 May 18 XY 61.08 -135.25 H IA AZ A 0.01
RR-002 1972 May 21 RR 61.87 -132.95 H IA AZ A 0.01
DA-001 1972 May 21 DA 64.07 -139.42 H IA AZ C 2.00
DA-004 1972 May 21 DA 63.20 -138.78 H IA AZ D 20.20
DA-002 1972 May 24 DA 64.03 -139.22 H IA AZ A 0.10
DA-003 1972 May 24 DA 63.67 -139.00 H IA AZ D 32.40
HJ-001 1972 May 25 HJ 60.75 -137.50 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-002 1972 May 27 XY 60.85 -135.59 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-003 1972 May 28 XY 60.78 -135.13 H IA AZ A 0.01
CA-001 1972 May 30 CA 62.07 -136.28 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-025 1972 Jun 02 XY 60.62 -135.05 H IA AZ A 0.01
TE-001 1972 Jun 09 TE 60.43 -133.58 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-026 1972 Jun 12 XY 60.72 -135.10 H IA AZ A 0.01
RR-003 1972 Jun 12 RR 62.82 -131.08 L SA AZ E 104.13 4.4
HJ-002 1972 Jun 13 HJ 61.27 -138.80 H IA AZ A 0.01
RR-004 1972 Jun 13 RR 62.11 -132.35 L IA AZ A 0.01
OC-001 1972 Jun 13 OC 66.42 -136.77 H IA OB A 0.01
XY-027 1972 Jun 14 XY 60.65 -135.02 H IA AZ A 0.01
DA-005 1972 Jun 14 DA 64.03 -140.92 H IA AZ E 353.54 9.3
RR-005 1972 Jun 15 RR 61.58 -133.75 L IA AZ C 3.00
RR-006 1972 Jun 15 RR 61.97 -130.95 L SA AZ E 162.00
RR-007 1972 Jun 15 RR 61.68 -133.07 H IA AZ A 0.01
CA-002 1972 Jun 15 CA 62.15 -134.62 L IA AZ C 6.10
CA-003 1972 Jun 15 CA 62.28 -136.38 L IA AZ A 0.10
BC-001 1972 Jun 15 BC 62.58 -140.67 H IA AZ D 32.40
XY-004 1972 Jun 16 XY 60.75 -135.12 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-005 1972 Jun 16 XY 60.73 -135.10 H IA AZ A 0.01
BC-002 1972 Jun 16 BC 62.05 -138.05 L SA AZ E 227.64 6.3
OC-002 1972 Jun 18 OC 67.63 -136.67 L IA AZ C 4.90
OC-003 1972 Jun 18 OC 67.17 -136.92 L IA AZ C 1.20
OC-004 1972 Jun 18 OC 67.12 -136.62 L IA AZ C 2.00
OC-005 1972 Jun 18 OC 66.43 -136.65 L IA AZ B 0.40
MA-001 1972 Jun 20 MA 63.52 -137.08 H IA AZ B 0.20
XY-006 1972 Jun 22 XY 60.77 -135.09 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-001 1972 Jun 22 WL 61.03 -128.96 L IA AZ C 2.40
MA-002 1972 Jun 22 MA 65.63 -133.17 L IA AZ D 24.30
XY-007 1972 Jun 23 XY 60.78 -135.14 H IA AZ A 0.01
RR-008 1972 Jun 24 RR 61.94 -132.45 H IA AZ A 0.01
MA-003 1972 Jun 25 MA 63.55 -136.17 H IA AZ A 0.01
MA-004 1972 Jun 26 MA 63.60 -135.90 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-008 1972 Jun 28 XY 60.76 -135.09 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-009 1972 Jun 29 XY 60.73 -135.11 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-002 1972 Jun 30 WL 60.07 -128.73 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-010 1972 Jul 01 XY 60.72 -135.12 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-011 1972 Jul 04 XY 60.73 -135.10 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-012 1972 Jul 05 XY 60.73 -135.09 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-013 1972 Jul 05 XY 60.81 -135.28 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-028 1972 Jul 05 XY 60.71 -135.08 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-029 1972 Jul 05 XY 60.72 -135.09 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-003 1972 Jul 05 WL 60.05 -128.92 H IA AZ A 0.01
CA-004 1972 Jul 06 CA 62.33 -137.25 L IA AZ E 113.00
CA-005 1972 Jul 06 CA 62.80 -136.78 L IA AZ B 0.40
MA-005 1972 Jul 06 MA 63.79 -135.76 L SA AZ E 676.10 14.9
MA-006 1972 Jul 06 MA 64.08 -134.88 L None AZ G 11009.90 43.0
MA-007 1972 Jul 06 MA 63.13 -136.45 L IA AZ D 45.30
MA-008 1972 Jul 06 MA 63.81 -136.21 L None AZ F 4825.62 33.2
MA-009 1972 Jul 06 MA 63.95 -137.07 L SA AZ D 34.40
XY-030 1972 Jul 07 XY 60.71 -135.86 L IA AZ A 0.01
XY-031 1972 Jul 07 XY 60.63 -134.48 L IA AZ A 0.01
TE-002 1972 Jul 07 TE 61.40 -133.50 L IA AZ A 0.01
TE-003 1972 Jul 07 TE 60.90 -133.07 L IA AZ A 0.01
WL-004 1972 Jul 07 WL 60.13 -127.05 L IA AZ B 0.80
WL-005 1972 Jul 07 WL 60.09 -127.11 L SA AZ F 1899.76 42.6
RR-009 1972 Jul 07 RR 61.95 -132.44 H IA AZ A 0.01
RR-010 1972 Jul 07 RR 62.20 -131.80 L IA AZ C 2.00
RR-011 1972 Jul 07 RR 62.52 -132.49 L IA AZ C 1.20
RR-012 1972 Jul 07 RR 62.48 -131.26 L SA AZ E 804.89 13.4
CA-006 1972 Jul 07 CA 62.77 -135.93 L IA AZ C 1.60
DA-006 1972 Jul 07 DA 63.22 -138.83 L IA AZ D 59.50
MA-010 1972 Jul 07 MA 63.09 -136.86 L IA AZ E 485.12 10.0
MA-011 1972 Jul 07 MA 64.04 -133.61 L None AZ G 10170.87 48.6
XY-014 1972 Jul 08 XY 60.73 -135.04 L IA AZ A 0.01
XY-015 1972 Jul 08 XY 60.81 -135.17 L IA AZ A 0.01
XY-016 1972 Jul 08 XY 60.84 -135.47 L IA AZ A 0.01
XY-017 1972 Jul 08 XY 60.99 -135.14 H IA AZ A 0.01
TE-004 1972 Jul 08 TE 60.97 -132.42 L SA AZ C 2.40
CA-007 1972 Jul 08 CA 62.90 -136.87 L IA AZ B 0.40
MA-012 1972 Jul 08 MA 64.22 -133.80 L None AZ F 4452.87 36.5
MA-013 1972 Jul 08 MA 64.27 -134.00 L None AZ F 5271.41 38.4
TE-005 1972 Jul 09 TE 60.27 -132.55 L IA AZ A 0.01
DA-007 1972 Jul 09 DA 64.05 -140.07 L SA AZ E 333.87 11.4
DA-008 1972 Jul 09 DA 63.83 -139.33 L IA AZ D 39.70
DA-009 1972 Jul 09 DA 64.03 -140.20 L IA AZ D 88.20
DA-010 1972 Jul 09 DA 63.53 -139.33 L IA AZ B 0.40
DA-011 1972 Jul 09 DA 64.03 -140.25 L SA AZ F 4361.04 55.8
MA-014 1972 Jul 09 MA 63.74 -133.33 L None AZ F 2233.19 29.5
MA-015 1972 Jul 09 MA 63.25 -136.25 L SA AZ F 3505.25 31.2
MA-016 1972 Jul 09 MA 63.12 -136.45 L IA AZ A 0.01
MA-017 1972 Jul 09 MA 63.42 -136.15 L IA AZ C 4.90
HJ-003 1972 Jul 10 HJ 60.78 -137.57 H IA AZ A 0.01
TE-006 1972 Jul 10 TE 60.38 -133.07 L IA AZ A 0.01
WL-006 1972 Jul 10 WL 60.90 -130.48 L IA AZ C 7.30
RR-013 1972 Jul 10 RR 62.30 -130.87 L IA AZ C 4.00
CA-008 1972 Jul 10 CA 62.90 -137.62 L IA AZ D 34.40
DA-012 1972 Jul 10 DA 64.05 -140.62 L SA AZ F 1805.72 23.4
DA-013 1972 Jul 10 DA 63.72 -139.92 L SA AZ D 91.50
XY-032 1972 Jul 11 XY 60.10 -134.93 H IA AZ A 0.01
RR-014 1972 Jul 11 RR 62.38 -132.63 L SA AZ D 45.00
RR-015 1972 Jul 11 RR 63.05 -132.53 L DA AZ F 6225.79 79.1
RR-016 1972 Jul 11 RR 61.95 -131.50 L IA AZ D 49.00
RR-017 1972 Jul 11 RR 62.50 -133.37 L SA AZ D 36.00
CA-009 1972 Jul 11 CA 62.45 -137.21 L SA AZ E 227.22 6.0
CA-010 1972 Jul 11 CA 62.91 -134.29 L None OB F 6712.42 90.1
DA-014 1972 Jul 11 DA 63.65 -140.25 L IA AZ D 29.10
MA-018 1972 Jul 11 MA 64.05 -134.08 L None AZ C 4.00
MA-019 1972 Jul 11 MA 63.50 -134.50 L IA AZ D 20.20
MA-020 1972 Jul 11 MA 63.73 -136.22 L SA AZ E 974.04 13.0
MA-021 1972 Jul 11 MA 63.17 -134.76 L DA AZ F 2099.15 22.3
XY-019 1972 Jul 12 XY 61.26 -135.40 L IA AZ A 0.01
XY-020 1972 Jul 12 XY 60.77 -135.15 H IA AZ A 0.01
TE-007 1972 Jul 12 TE 61.25 -133.20 H IA AZ C 2.00
WL-007 1972 Jul 12 WL 60.08 -128.73 H IA AZ A 0.01
CA-011 1972 Jul 12 CA 61.93 -135.75 L IA AZ C 1.60
CA-012 1972 Jul 12 CA 62.82 -134.62 L DA OB E 149.18 4.8
DA-015 1972 Jul 12 DA 63.77 -139.92 L SA AZ D 42.10
DA-016 1972 Jul 12 DA 64.80 -136.63 L None OB D 62.40
MA-022 1972 Jul 12 MA 63.25 -134.17 L None AZ A 0.01
MA-023 1972 Jul 12 MA 63.08 -133.67 L None AZ A 0.01
CA-013 1972 Jul 13 CA 62.23 -136.25 L IA AZ D 13.30
CA-014 1972 Jul 13 CA 62.10 -135.80 L IA AZ C 9.30
CA-015 1972 Jul 13 CA 62.85 -136.18 L None AZ B 0.40
MA-024 1972 Jul 13 MA 63.38 -135.42 L IA AZ A 0.01
DA-017 1972 Jul 14 DA 65.17 -138.33 L None OB C 3.20
MA-025 1972 Jul 14 MA 63.92 -133.95 L None AZ D 16.60
CA-016 1972 Jul 17 CA 62.05 -135.67 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-018 1972 Jul 20 XY 60.77 -135.16 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-008 1972 Jul 20 WL 60.05 -128.92 H IA AZ A 0.01
DA-018 1972 Jul 21 DA 64.07 -139.02 H IA AZ D 10.10
CA-017 1972 Jul 23 CA 62.17 -134.80 H IA AZ A 0.10
OC-006 1972 Jul 24 OC 67.55 -139.87 H IA AZ C 1.20
OC-007 1972 Jul 29 OC 67.59 -137.01 L IA AZ E 493.45 13.6
OC-008 1972 Jul 29 OC 67.48 -137.17 L IA AZ B 0.20
CA-018 1972 Aug 14 CA 62.07 -136.28 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-009 1972 Aug 15 WL 60.05 -128.93 H IA AZ A 0.01
DA-019 1972 Aug 23 DA 63.43 -139.67 L None AZ A 0.10
DA-020 1972 Aug 23 DA 63.30 -139.80 L IA AZ C 2.00
XY-021 1972 Sep 03 XY 60.88 -135.19 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-022 1972 Sep 03 XY 60.76 -135.02 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-023 1972 Sep 03 XY 60.77 -135.04 H IA AZ A 0.01
WL-010 1972 Sep 03 WL 61.53 -128.28 H IA AZ D 12.10
XY-024 1972 Sep 05 XY 61.06 -136.57 H IA OB B 0.80