Burn severity · Polk County 2026
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 610 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 612 |
| Low | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Moderate low | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Moderate high | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| High | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Assessed acres in Polk County | 651 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 653 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Polk County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachia Fire | 650 | 651 | 610 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| Chestnut Ridge Fire | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 2 | 652 |
| Offered to assessment | 2 | 652 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 2 | 652 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting assessment | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting clear imagery | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 0 | 0 |
| Every cell outside Polk County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Polk County | 2 | 653 |
| Assessed acres outside Polk County | — | 0 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 653 |
| Burned in from another county | 0 | 0 |
Generated 2026-09-17 10:37 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.
Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-09-17 10:37 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for TN. 30 m cells.