Yukon Fire History Atlas
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Number of Recorded Fires: 25
Lightning-caused: 3 (12%)
Human-caused: 22 (88%)
Fires Actioned: 23 (92%)

Total Area Burned: 1977 hectares
Lightning-caused: 188 hectares (10%)
Human-caused: 1789 hectares (90%)

Whitehorse District Fires in 1953
FireYearStart
Date
District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
005 1953 May 06 XY 60.38 -134.02 H IA C 1.01
006 1953 May 10 XY 60.72 -135.06 H IA A 0.01
008 1953 May 14 XY 61.19 -135.39 H IA B 0.20
009 1953 May 18 XY 61.98 -134.55 H SA F 1148.54 15.9
015 1953 May 31 XY 60.79 -135.12 H IA C 1.21
018 1953 Jun 02 XY 60.36 -134.83 H SA D 60.70
021 1953 Jun 03 XY 60.70 -135.01 H IA B 0.20
016 1953 Jun 04 XY 60.74 -135.11 H IA A 0.01
026 1953 Jun 06 XY 60.75 -135.11 H IA A 0.10
027 1953 Jun 10 XY 60.75 -135.11 H IA A 0.01
031 1953 Jun 10 XY 60.74 -135.10 H IA A 0.01
032 1953 Jun 10 XY 60.74 -135.09 H IA A 0.01
029 1953 Jun 12 XY 60.74 -135.09 L IA A 0.01
034 1953 Jun 13 XY 60.77 -135.09 H IA B 0.80
035 1953 Jun 13 XY 60.89 -135.71 H SA E 518.00
037 1953 Jun 17 XY 60.80 -135.23 H IA B 1.00
038 1953 Jun 17 XY 61.46 -135.81 H IA B 0.20
040 1953 Jun 21 XY 60.16 -134.75 H IA A 0.01
041 1953 Jun 27 XY 60.87 -135.50 H IA A 0.01
042 1953 Jun 27 XY 59.86 -131.99 H IA A 0.01
020 1953 Jul 01 XY 60.70 -130.43 L None E 168.04 6.8
045 1953 Jul 15 XY 60.66 -135.01 H IA A 0.01
054 1953 Aug 04 XY 62.22 -133.53 L None D 20.00
051 1953 Sep 04 XY 60.66 -136.05 H SA D 56.60
056 1953 Sep 10 XY 60.62 -133.52 H IA A 0.01