Yukon Fire History Atlas
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Number of Recorded Fires: 49
Lightning-caused: 9 (18%)
Human-caused: 40 (82%)
Fires Actioned: 47 (96%)

Total Area Burned: 44037 hectares
Lightning-caused: 43988 hectares (100%)
Human-caused: 49 hectares (<1%)

Yukon Fires in 1961
FireYearStart
Date
District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
HJ-003 1961 Mar 15 HJ 61.32 -138.93 H IA B 0.80
CA-001 1961 Mar 23 CA 61.78 -136.05 H IA A 0.01
HJ-001 1961 Apr 28 HJ 61.65 -137.46 H IA A 0.01
XY-006 1961 Apr 30 XY 60.78 -136.08 H IA A 0.01
BC-001 1961 May 01 BC 62.63 -140.98 H IA C 4.80
XY-001 1961 May 02 XY 60.73 -135.08 H IA A 0.01
HJ-002 1961 May 08 HJ 60.80 -137.66 H IA B 0.60
HJ-004 1961 May 18 HJ 60.80 -137.58 H IA C 2.00
XY-002 1961 May 18 XY 60.82 -135.08 H IA A 0.01
XY-003 1961 May 20 XY 61.16 -135.36 H IA B 0.20
XY-004 1961 May 23 XY 60.76 -135.06 H IA A 0.01
HJ-005 1961 May 27 HJ 60.55 -137.40 H IA B 0.40
XY-005 1961 Jun 01 XY 60.52 -135.03 H IA A 0.01
XY-007 1961 Jul 02 XY 60.76 -136.65 H IA A 0.01
XY-008 1961 Jul 05 XY 60.73 -135.13 H IA A 0.01
HJ-006 1961 Jul 09 HJ 60.75 -137.46 H IA B 0.20
XY-009 1961 Jul 09 XY 60.73 -135.13 H IA A 0.01
HJ-007 1961 Jul 19 HJ 61.36 -134.03 H IA A 0.10
WL-001 1961 Jul 19 WL 60.05 -128.58 H IA A 0.04
WL-004 1961 Jul 20 WL 60.75 -126.42 L DA G 12635.01 151.6
WL-005 1961 Jul 20 WL 60.50 -125.75 L SA G 22645.80 163.5
WL-008 1961 Jul 20 WL 60.54 -126.56 L SA E 106.66 4.8
WL-009 1961 Jul 20 WL 60.52 -125.16 L None F 7583.41 62.7
WL-002 1961 Jul 22 WL 60.53 -129.18 H IA B 0.20
TE-001 1961 Jul 24 TE 61.03 -131.40 L IA C 1.60
WL-003 1961 Jul 27 WL 61.50 -128.00 L None A 0.01
XY-010 1961 Jul 28 XY 60.72 -135.10 H IA A 0.01
WL-007 1961 Jul 28 WL 60.15 -124.93 L SA E 987.44 14.3
WL-006 1961 Jul 29 WL 60.68 -128.03 L SA C 8.00
HJ-008 1961 Jul 30 HJ 60.72 -137.33 H IA D 36.00
XY-011 1961 Jul 30 XY 60.78 -135.00 H IA A 0.01
TE-002 1961 Aug 03 TE 60.00 -131.62 H IA A 0.01
XY-012 1961 Aug 06 XY 60.73 -135.12 H IA A 0.01
HJ-009 1961 Aug 10 HJ 61.50 -137.58 H IA B 0.60
XY-013 1961 Aug 10 XY 60.80 -135.16 H IA A 0.01
XY-016 1961 Aug 20 XY 60.25 -134.50 H IA A 0.01
BC-002 1961 Aug 20 BC 62.56 -139.43 H IA C 1.60
TE-003 1961 Aug 25 TE 61.90 -132.38 H IA A 0.01
XY-014 1961 Sep 09 XY 60.95 -136.53 H IA B 0.40
TE-004 1961 Sep 17 TE 61.65 -133.06 H IA A 0.01
XY-015 1961 Sep 20 XY 60.80 -135.16 H IA A 0.01
XY-017 1961 Sep 20 XY 60.53 -133.86 H IA A 0.01
WL-010 1961 Sep 28 WL 60.75 -129.22 H IA A 0.01
WL-011 1961 Sep 28 WL 60.75 -129.22 H IA A 0.01
WL-012 1961 Sep 28 WL 60.06 -128.80 H IA A 0.01
MA-002 1961 Sep 28 MA 63.52 -133.16 L SA D 20.00
MA-001 1961 Sep 29 MA 63.96 -135.38 H IA B 0.80
WL-013 1961 Oct 02 WL 60.10 -128.69 H IA A 0.10
XY-018 1961 Oct 04 XY 60.18 -134.70 H IA A 0.10