Yukon Fire History Atlas
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Number of Recorded Fires: 65
Lightning-caused: 21 (32%)
Human-caused: 44 (68%)
Fires Actioned: 51 (78%)

Total Area Burned: 7388 hectares
Lightning-caused: 7331 hectares (99%)
Human-caused: 58 hectares (1%)

Yukon Fires in 1979
FireYearStart
Date
District LatLongCauseActionZone ClassArea (ha)Perimeter
(km)
XY-006 1979 Apr 01 XY 60.95 -135.15 H IA AZ A 0.05
MA-003 1979 Apr 01 MA 63.63 -137.62 H IA AZ B 1.00
XY-004 1979 Apr 10 XY 60.17 -134.38 H IA AZ A 0.10
WL-004 1979 Apr 12 WL 60.20 -129.00 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-002 1979 Apr 14 XY 60.70 -135.12 H IA AZ B 1.00
XY-001 1979 May 08 XY 60.70 -135.12 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-007 1979 May 12 XY 60.73 -135.10 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-003 1979 May 15 XY 60.73 -135.13 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-005 1979 May 17 XY 60.68 -135.05 H IA AZ B 0.50
XY-008 1979 May 22 XY 60.77 -135.15 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-009 1979 May 23 XY 60.77 -135.15 H IA AZ A 0.01
MA-001 1979 May 26 MA 63.72 -135.85 H IA AZ A 0.01
CA-001 1979 May 27 CA 62.40 -137.55 L None OB A 0.01
WL-001 1979 May 30 WL 60.10 -124.12 H IA AZ C 3.50
WL-002 1979 May 30 WL 60.03 -129.02 H IA AZ B 0.20
XY-010 1979 Jun 01 XY 61.73 -134.98 H IA AZ B 0.25
RR-001 1979 Jun 01 RR 62.90 -132.92 L None AZ C 2.50
CA-003 1979 Jun 03 CA 62.16 -135.83 H IA AZ B 1.00
WL-003 1979 Jun 06 WL 60.30 -129.35 H IA AZ B 0.13
CA-002 1979 Jun 06 CA 62.06 -136.26 H IA AZ B 0.50
DA-001 1979 Jun 06 DA 64.08 -139.00 L IA AZ C 2.00
DA-002 1979 Jun 08 DA 63.67 -140.17 L None OB C 3.00
DA-003 1979 Jun 08 DA 63.73 -139.17 L IA AZ B 0.40
DA-004 1979 Jun 08 DA 65.50 -140.75 L None OB C 2.00
MA-002 1979 Jun 08 MA 63.20 -136.40 L IA AZ D 36.00
MA-004 1979 Jun 08 MA 63.50 -136.53 L IA AZ B 1.00
OC-001 1979 Jun 08 OC 66.32 -137.37 L None OB F 1983.38 33.6
DA-005 1979 Jun 10 DA 63.07 -139.48 L SA AZ E 319.20 9.6
DA-006 1979 Jun 10 DA 65.68 -138.13 L None AZ D 60.00
RR-002 1979 Jun 12 RR 61.87 -133.00 H IA AZ B 0.50
CA-004 1979 Jun 16 CA 62.86 -136.08 L IA AZ B 0.75
MA-007 1979 Jun 16 MA 63.70 -135.87 H IA AZ A 0.01
BC-001 1979 Jun 20 BC 62.53 -139.50 L None OB C 3.00
MA-005 1979 Jun 21 MA 63.42 -137.67 L IA AZ C 3.50
MA-006 1979 Jun 25 MA 63.58 -135.88 H IA AZ A 0.01
HJ-001 1979 Jul 05 HJ 61.05 -137.07 H IA AZ A 0.05
RR-003 1979 Jul 14 RR 61.97 -132.48 H IA AZ B 0.50
XY-011 1979 Jul 21 XY 60.23 -134.50 H IA AZ A 0.01
OC-002 1979 Jul 21 OC 68.28 -140.13 L None OB F 4336.15 56.4
OC-003 1979 Jul 23 OC 66.68 -134.75 L None OB D 96.00
RR-004 1979 Jul 26 RR 62.85 -131.97 L None OB B 0.50
RR-005 1979 Jul 26 RR 62.97 -132.73 L None OB C 6.00
OC-004 1979 Aug 01 OC 66.87 -135.38 L None OB C 3.00
XY-012 1979 Aug 12 XY 60.80 -135.07 H IA AZ A 0.05
MA-008 1979 Aug 15 MA 65.61 -134.43 L None OB E 472.22 16.5
XY-013 1979 Aug 16 XY 60.70 -135.02 H IA AZ A 0.01
RR-006 1979 Aug 17 RR 61.78 -133.12 H IA AZ B 0.40
RR-007 1979 Aug 17 RR 61.58 -132.42 H IA AZ B 0.20
HJ-002 1979 Aug 19 HJ 60.95 -136.66 H IA AZ D 40.00
XY-014 1979 Aug 19 XY 60.20 -134.48 H IA AZ A 0.10
RR-008 1979 Aug 20 RR 61.98 -132.45 H IA AZ B 0.20
CA-006 1979 Aug 20 CA 62.80 -135.18 L IA AZ B 0.20
XY-015 1979 Aug 21 XY 60.60 -135.15 H IA AZ B 1.00
RR-009 1979 Aug 21 RR 62.47 -132.08 H None OB C 1.50
MA-009 1979 Aug 21 MA 63.75 -135.57 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-016 1979 Aug 22 XY 60.75 -135.07 H IA AZ A 0.01
XY-017 1979 Aug 22 XY 60.18 -134.47 H IA AZ B 1.00
CA-005 1979 Aug 22 CA 62.36 -137.20 H IA AZ B 0.75
RR-010 1979 Aug 24 RR 62.28 -133.58 H IA AZ C 2.00
CA-007 1979 Aug 24 CA 62.35 -136.45 H IA AZ B 0.50
RR-011 1979 Aug 26 RR 61.75 -131.72 H IA AZ A 0.10
XY-018 1979 Aug 27 XY 60.75 -135.07 H IA AZ A 0.01
CA-008 1979 Aug 27 CA 62.18 -136.33 H IA AZ B 0.25
CA-009 1979 Sep 10 CA 62.12 -136.25 H IA AZ A 0.02
RR-012 1979 Sep 16 RR 61.72 -131.62 H IA AZ B 0.20