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 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 60 |
| Low | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moderate low | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moderate high | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| High | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Polk County | 10 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 60 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Polk County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Creek Fire | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Marsh 1 Fire | 71 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black Brook Fire | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whiskey Fire | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lagoo Creek Fire | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Thumb Fire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Junebug Fire | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 7 | 126 |
| Offered to assessment | 7 | 126 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 7 | 126 |
| 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 | 7 | 60 |
| Assessed acres outside Polk County | — | 0 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 60 |
| Burned in from another county | 0 | 0 |
Generated 2026-09-17 11:23 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 11:23 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for WI. 30 m cells.