Yukon Fire History Atlas
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Decade

Number of Recorded Fires: 38
Lightning-caused: 11 (29%)
Human-caused: 27 (71%)
Fires Actioned: 29 (76%)

Total Area Burned: 28226 hectares
Lightning-caused: 26689 hectares (95%)
Human-caused: 1537 hectares (5%)
Beaver Creek District Fires in 1950–1959
FireYearStart
Date		District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
005 1950 May 15 BC 62.47 -140.85 H IA A 0.10
036 1950 Sep 27 BC 61.61 -139.37 H IA A 0.01
037 1950 Oct 16 BC 61.74 -139.89 H IA A 0.01
001 1951 May 06 BC 61.98 -140.49 H IA A 0.10
013 1951 May 06 BC 61.97 -140.47 H IA A 0.10
040 1951 Jul 15 BC 62.46 -140.11 L None G 23071.60 161.9
003 1953 Apr 25 BC 61.71 -139.83 H IA A 0.01
007 1953 May 14 BC 62.57 -140.98 H IA B 0.40
017 1953 Jun 01 BC 61.79 -140.11 H SA F 1506.12 21.9
030 1953 Jun 09 BC 61.96 -140.52 H IA C 8.00
047 1953 Jul 29 BC 62.32 -141.00 L None E 887.11 14.6
049 1953 Jul 29 BC 62.56 -140.67 L None E 394.92 8.4
011 1954 Jun 06 BC 61.80 -140.05 H IA B 0.20
017 1954 Jun 17 BC 61.66 -139.63 H IA C 6.50
027 1954 Jun 20 BC 61.60 -139.47 H IA A 0.03
028 1954 Jul 18 BC 62.42 -140.95 L None A 0.01
032 1954 Aug 08 BC 62.58 -140.75 L SA D 64.00
036 1954 Aug 08 BC 62.15 -140.11 L None E 510.62 9.9
045 1954 Aug 09 BC 62.46 -140.99 L None D 40.00
050 1954 Sep 06 BC 61.59 -139.68 H None B 0.40
051 1954 Sep 06 BC 61.79 -139.99 H IA A 0.01
056 1954 Sep 12 BC 62.53 -140.93 H IA A 0.10
006 1955 May 13 BC 62.77 -140.71 L None D 20.20
009 1955 Jun 08 BC 61.50 -139.35 H SA C 10.00
045 1955 Jul 22 BC 61.83 -140.14 H IA B 0.16
047 1955 Aug 22 BC 61.85 -140.16 H IA A 0.01
002 1956 Mar 30 BC 60.94 -135.16 H IA A 0.01
004 1956 May 04 BC 62.41 -140.23 H IA C 1.61
010 1956 May 16 BC 62.63 -140.99 H IA A 0.01
013 1956 May 27 BC 61.45 -139.24 H IA A 0.01
018 1956 Jun 01 BC 61.85 -140.14 H IA A 0.01
034 1956 Jul 06 BC 61.94 -140.34 L IA D 42.00
005 1958 Apr 20 BC 62.62 -140.80 H IA C 2.00
033 1958 Jun 02 BC 62.13 -139.38 L None F 1646.50 19.0
035 1958 Jun 09 BC 62.26 -140.70 H IA B 0.80
069 1958 Jul 10 BC 61.72 -139.80 H IA A 0.01
033 1959 Jun 28 BC 62.45 -140.75 L IA D 12.00
058 1959 Aug 27 BC 62.62 -140.97 H IA A 0.01