Yukon Fire History Atlas
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Number of Recorded Fires: 49
Lightning-caused: 8 (16%)
Human-caused: 41 (84%)
Fires Actioned: 45 (92%)

Total Area Burned: 8878 hectares
Lightning-caused: 7114 hectares (80%)
Human-caused: 1765 hectares (20%)

Yukon Fires in 1960
FireYearStart
Date
District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
TE-001 1960 Mar 20 TE 60.20 -132.85 H IA A 0.01
XY-001 1960 Mar 29 XY 60.23 -134.58 H IA A 0.01
WL-001 1960 Apr 21 WL 60.02 -129.03 H IA A 0.01
DA-001 1960 Apr 27 DA 64.06 -139.42 H IA A 0.01
XY-002 1960 Apr 29 XY 60.60 -134.92 H IA C 6.00
HJ-001 1960 May 01 HJ 61.28 -138.30 H IA A 0.01
CA-001 1960 May 02 CA 62.10 -136.25 H IA A 0.01
BC-001 1960 May 04 BC 62.63 -140.96 H None C 4.00
BC-002 1960 May 05 BC 62.62 -140.95 H IA C 6.40
DA-002 1960 May 10 DA 66.70 -136.66 L None F 6422.86 38.6
MA-001 1960 May 23 MA 63.72 -135.85 H IA C 1.20
TE-002 1960 May 24 TE 60.40 -133.16 H IA A 0.10
TE-003 1960 May 24 TE 62.13 -132.36 H IA E 129.50
DA-003 1960 May 25 DA 64.06 -139.42 H IA A 0.01
BC-003 1960 May 26 BC 62.58 -140.93 H IA A 0.01
HJ-002 1960 May 27 HJ 60.13 -136.96 H IA A 0.01
MA-002 1960 May 31 MA 63.80 -135.76 L IA B 0.80
DA-004 1960 Jun 05 DA 64.20 -139.53 H IA A 0.01
DA-005 1960 Jun 12 DA 65.96 -138.33 L None B 0.80
DA-006 1960 Jun 12 DA 65.78 -136.60 L SA E 679.82 12.1
WL-002 1960 Jun 21 WL 61.37 -130.17 H IA C 1.60
DA-007 1960 Jun 25 DA 64.06 -139.20 H IA A 0.01
XY-003 1960 Jun 26 XY 60.75 -136.03 H IA A 0.01
MA-003 1960 Jun 28 MA 63.00 -137.25 L IA A 0.01
XY-004 1960 Jun 30 XY 60.70 -135.03 H IA A 0.01
XY-005 1960 Jun 30 XY 60.55 -134.80 H IA A 0.01
MA-004 1960 Jun 30 MA 63.33 -136.66 H IA B 0.40
WL-003 1960 Jul 02 WL 61.13 -127.92 L IA C 1.20
XY-006 1960 Jul 05 XY 60.58 -134.80 H IA A 0.01
DA-008 1960 Jul 09 DA 66.66 -134.33 L None C 8.00
XY-007 1960 Jul 13 XY 60.72 -135.12 H IA A 0.01
XY-008 1960 Jul 13 XY 60.55 -135.13 H IA A 0.01
XY-009 1960 Jul 14 XY 60.68 -135.03 H IA A 0.01
DA-009 1960 Jul 15 DA 67.32 -136.86 H SA E 329.73 8.1
MA-005 1960 Jul 15 MA 63.96 -135.53 H IA A 0.01
WL-004 1960 Jul 20 WL 60.05 -124.73 H SA E 559.30 22.6
XY-010 1960 Aug 03 XY 60.15 -133.90 H SA E 724.94 12.4
TE-004 1960 Aug 07 TE 61.16 -133.08 H IA A 0.01
XY-011 1960 Aug 10 XY 60.66 -135.08 H IA A 0.01
WL-005 1960 Aug 11 WL 60.05 -128.92 H IA B 0.16
XY-012 1960 Aug 20 XY 60.06 -133.83 L IA A 0.01
XY-013 1960 Aug 20 XY 60.60 -134.86 H IA A 0.01
TE-005 1960 Aug 21 TE 60.42 -133.58 H IA A 0.01
XY-017 1960 Aug 23 XY 60.76 -135.15 H IA A 0.01
XY-014 1960 Sep 01 XY 60.36 -134.80 H IA A 0.01
XY-015 1960 Sep 04 XY 60.72 -135.10 H IA A 0.01
TE-006 1960 Sep 16 TE 61.96 -132.42 H IA C 1.20
XY-016 1960 Sep 19 XY 60.62 -134.95 H IA A 0.01
XY-018 1960 Nov 24 XY 60.82 -135.08 H IA A 0.01