Yukon Fire History Atlas
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Number of Recorded Fires: 37
Lightning-caused: 5 (14%)
Human-caused: 32 (86%)
Fires Actioned: 32 (86%)

Total Area Burned: 47378 hectares
Lightning-caused: 34556 hectares (73%)
Human-caused: 12822 hectares (27%)

Whitehorse District Fires in 1951
FireYearStart
Date
District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
002 1951 May 05 XY 61.99 -136.23 H IA E 208.55 6.3
008 1951 May 28 XY 62.15 -135.14 H IA D 81.00
005 1951 Jun 03 XY 60.90 -135.65 H IA C 2.20
047 1951 Jun 03 XY 60.73 -135.08 H IA A 0.01
022 1951 Jun 06 XY 61.57 -135.16 H DA F 7063.48 67.8
029 1951 Jun 06 XY 61.50 -134.42 L None G 20746.85 179.7
003 1951 Jun 12 XY 60.57 -134.57 H IA A 0.01
055 1951 Jun 15 XY 61.57 -135.55 L None G 12169.12 61.3
004 1951 Jun 16 XY 61.46 -135.81 H IA B 0.40
009 1951 Jun 28 XY 62.11 -135.24 H IA E 208.11 6.5
064 1951 Jul 02 XY 60.84 -135.19 H IA A 0.01
015 1951 Jul 04 XY 60.27 -134.36 H IA E 332.63 6.8
011 1951 Jul 19 XY 60.57 -134.47 H IA A 0.01
017 1951 Aug 01 XY 60.68 -135.05 H IA A 0.01
019 1951 Aug 03 XY 62.52 -140.88 L IA B 0.16
020 1951 Aug 03 XY 62.32 -140.51 L DA D 54.32 3.0
021 1951 Aug 09 XY 61.94 -137.89 H DA F 2269.81
018 1951 Aug 11 XY 60.66 -134.88 H IA C 8.88 1.5
027 1951 Aug 19 XY 60.43 -134.92 H IA B 0.60
031 1951 Aug 19 XY 60.24 -134.73 H IA A 0.01
033 1951 Aug 19 XY 60.40 -135.05 H IA C 2.02
035 1951 Aug 22 XY 60.53 -134.28 H SA C 8.09
023 1951 Aug 27 XY 60.51 -134.29 H IA A 0.01
028 1951 Aug 29 XY 60.52 -134.59 H IA A 0.10
056 1951 Aug 29 XY 60.53 -134.70 H SA E 377.03 12.0
066 1951 Aug 30 XY 60.56 -135.32 H IA A 0.01
063 1951 Sep 01 XY 60.52 -135.02 H IA B 0.60
065 1951 Sep 01 XY 60.55 -135.49 H None E 308.48 6.8
036 1951 Sep 02 XY 60.73 -135.06 H IA B 0.50
062 1951 Sep 04 XY 60.72 -136.31 L None F 1585.37 20.2
067 1951 Sep 10 XY 60.52 -136.35 H None F 1936.33 25.3
038 1951 Sep 11 XY 60.69 -134.98 H SA C 8.20
024 1951 Sep 15 XY 60.72 -135.08 H IA B 0.32
025 1951 Sep 15 XY 60.27 -135.04 H IA A 0.01
026 1951 Sep 15 XY 60.72 -135.07 H IA B 0.32
059 1951 Sep 23 XY 61.58 -135.06 H IA C 4.04
037 1951 Sep 28 XY 60.75 -135.12 H IA A 0.01