Yukon Fire History Atlas
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Number of Recorded Fires: 19
Lightning-caused: 15 (79%)
Human-caused: 4 (21%)
Fires Actioned: 7 (37%)

Total Area Burned: 33639 hectares
Lightning-caused: 27486 hectares (82%)
Human-caused: 6153 hectares (18%)

Dawson District Fires in 1957
FireYearStart
Date
District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
002 1957 May 14 DA 64.05 -139.50 H None C 10.00
040 1957 May 14 DA 64.07 -139.00 H IA C 1.60
016 1957 Jun 08 DA 63.28 -139.66 H IA D 16.00
019 1957 Jun 12 DA 63.37 -137.58 L None E 162.70 5.1
020 1957 Jun 15 DA 64.14 -140.02 L None E 686.94 11.7
021 1957 Jun 15 DA 63.55 -139.16 L None F 1192.56 17.7
022 1957 Jun 15 DA 63.22 -139.15 L None E 555.89 10.2
023 1957 Jun 15 DA 63.35 -138.75 L None F 1064.61 16.8
027 1957 Jun 19 DA 63.82 -137.36 L DA D 12.00
024 1957 Jun 21 DA 63.99 -139.08 L SA E 232.46 6.3
034 1957 Jun 28 DA 63.86 -138.50 L SA F 4994.26 30.1
039 1957 Jun 28 DA 64.22 -140.59 L SA G 10095.42 42.5
038 1957 Jul 08 DA 63.85 -139.42 L None F 1549.09 17.4
052 1957 Jul 30 DA 65.50 -136.00 L None F 2391.77 21.5
050 1957 Aug 04 DA 64.08 -139.23 H None F 6125.85 39.7
051 1957 Aug 04 DA 64.03 -139.05 L SA E 444.33 8.0
071 1957 Aug 05 DA 63.10 -139.42 L None F 1881.93 23.6
060 1957 Aug 09 DA 63.68 -140.41 L None E 206.37 5.6
061 1957 Aug 12 DA 64.50 -138.93 L None F 2015.46 22.8