Yukon Fire History Atlas
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Number of Recorded Fires: 46
Lightning-caused: 15 (33%)
Human-caused: 31 (67%)
Fires Actioned: 37 (80%)

Total Area Burned: 13382 hectares
Lightning-caused: 13379 hectares (100%)
Human-caused: 2 hectares (<1%)

Yukon Fires in 1962
FireYearStart
Date
District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
XY-001 1962 May 18 XY 60.32 -134.80 H IA A 0.01
XY-002 1962 May 21 XY 60.73 -135.05 H IA A 0.01
WL-001 1962 May 23 WL 60.05 -128.73 H IA A 0.01
CA-001 1962 May 23 CA 62.80 -136.58 H IA C 1.20
XY-003 1962 May 24 XY 60.77 -135.15 H IA A 0.01
WL-002 1962 May 24 WL 60.02 -129.04 H IA A 0.01
XY-004 1962 May 26 XY 60.70 -135.10 H IA A 0.01
CA-002 1962 Jun 01 CA 62.83 -136.70 H IA A 0.01
OC-001 1962 Jun 08 OC 67.56 -137.93 L None F 1124.46 15.0
OC-002 1962 Jun 08 OC 67.17 -138.42 L None E 262.96 9.5
WL-003 1962 Jun 21 WL 60.38 -129.50 L None A 0.01
XY-005 1962 Jun 23 XY 60.76 -135.15 H IA A 0.01
OC-004 1962 Jul 08 OC 66.93 -137.75 L None D 69.00
MA-001 1962 Jul 10 MA 65.83 -135.33 L None F 3355.02 25.4
XY-006 1962 Jul 15 XY 60.73 -135.12 H IA A 0.01
WL-004 1962 Jul 15 WL 60.05 -128.91 H IA A 0.01
XY-007 1962 Jul 16 XY 60.10 -134.80 H IA A 0.01
DA-001 1962 Jul 18 DA 65.68 -136.42 L None F 4315.32 34.8
OC-003 1962 Jul 18 OC 67.42 -138.20 L None D 93.00
RR-001 1962 Jul 19 RR 61.75 -131.72 H IA A 0.01
XY-008 1962 Jul 24 XY 60.63 -134.96 H IA A 0.01
HJ-001 1962 Jul 25 HJ 61.02 -138.28 H IA A 0.01
XY-009 1962 Jul 25 XY 60.26 -134.75 H IA A 0.01
BC-001 1962 Jul 26 BC 61.98 -140.48 H IA A 0.01
MA-002 1962 Jul 26 MA 63.02 -132.97 L None F 3849.52 25.7
TE-001 1962 Jul 28 TE 60.15 -132.72 H IA A 0.01
XY-010 1962 Jul 29 XY 61.22 -135.42 H IA A 0.01
XY-011 1962 Jul 30 XY 60.68 -134.56 L SA D 40.00
TE-002 1962 Jul 30 TE 61.10 -131.75 L IA C 2.00
RR-002 1962 Jul 30 RR 62.25 -131.72 L SA E 260.79 8.0
XY-012 1962 Jul 31 XY 60.60 -134.75 H IA B 0.80
DA-002 1962 Jul 31 DA 63.58 -138.50 L IA C 5.60
WL-005 1962 Aug 01 WL 60.22 -128.99 L IA B 0.40
MA-003 1962 Aug 01 MA 63.22 -136.08 L IA B 0.80
MA-004 1962 Aug 01 MA 63.98 -133.62 L None B 0.40
RR-003 1962 Aug 02 RR 61.75 -132.50 H IA A 0.01
XY-013 1962 Aug 05 XY 60.75 -135.10 H IA A 0.01
WL-006 1962 Aug 05 WL 60.17 -130.16 H IA A 0.01
XY-014 1962 Aug 06 XY 60.83 -134.18 H IA A 0.01
XY-015 1962 Aug 07 XY 60.70 -135.05 H IA A 0.01
XY-016 1962 Aug 08 XY 60.75 -135.08 H IA A 0.01
XY-017 1962 Aug 09 XY 60.73 -135.10 H IA A 0.01
CA-003 1962 Aug 11 CA 62.80 -136.58 H IA A 0.01
RR-004 1962 Sep 15 RR 62.25 -135.25 H IA A 0.01
HJ-002 1962 Sep 19 HJ 61.26 -138.80 H IA A 0.01
CA-004 1962 Sep 20 CA 62.80 -136.47 H IA A 0.01