Yukon Fire History Atlas
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Decade

Number of Recorded Fires: 25
Lightning-caused: 17 (68%)
Human-caused: 8 (32%)
Fires Actioned: 3 (12%)

Total Area Burned: 439834 hectares
Lightning-caused: 391416 hectares (89%)
Human-caused: 48417 hectares (11%)

Ross River District Fires in 1950–1959
FireYearStart
Date
District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
070 1951 Jun 18 RR 62.17 -133.92 L None G 24087.88 167.9
071 1951 Jun 19 RR 62.67 -134.09 L None H 107770.74 449.0
057 1951 Jul 01 RR 62.20 -131.79 L None G 23336.56 164.4
052 1951 Sep 10 RR 61.89 -132.81 H SA F 1417.83 21.8
013 1952 Jun 15 RR 62.05 -130.49 L None E 109.00 4.4
014 1952 Jun 19 RR 63.43 -130.76 L None E 575.11 10.9
021 1952 Jul 02 RR 62.04 -131.72 H None F 4932.16 39.0
022 1953 Jun 20 RR 62.78 -131.92 L None H 107559.78 601.9
027 1955 Jun 26 RR 61.94 -132.04 H None E 170.09 6.8
037 1955 Jul 10 RR 62.32 -132.81 L None F 1022.77 24.9
038 1955 Jul 10 RR 62.96 -133.73 L None F 5856.95 74.1
039 1955 Jul 10 RR 62.47 -132.37 L None E 781.96 15.0
021 1956 Jun 04 RR 61.92 -132.60 H SA E 293.33 8.0
015 1957 Jun 10 RR 62.50 -133.92 L None G 10209.30 110.5
054 1957 Aug 08 RR 62.24 -133.04 L None F 3001.36 35.4
019 1958 May 15 RR 62.18 -132.92 H None F 5647.92 60.9
011 1958 May 23 RR 61.83 -132.16 H None G 25363.16 150.9
101 1958 Jun 19 RR 62.18 -130.13 L None G 14860.34 76.6
081 1958 Jun 20 RR 62.75 -133.25 L None G 57146.04 385.8
100 1958 Jun 21 RR 62.27 -133.62 L None G 18704.74 134.0
065 1958 Jun 26 RR 61.92 -132.53 H SA G 10239.16 80.7
083 1958 Jul 05 RR 62.68 -132.73 L None F 2318.62 22.3
084 1958 Jul 30 RR 61.38 -132.58 H None E 353.75 9.3
085 1958 Aug 15 RR 62.36 -131.73 L None E 489.23 10.0
082 1958 Aug 20 RR 63.00 -133.25 L None G 13585.76 79.6