/* DATA DESCRIPTION: Citation: Mydlowski, Emily (2026): Isle Royale National Park (ISRO) fire history database [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993071 (DOI registration in progress) Abstract: This dataset contains fire history records for Isle Royale National Park (ISRO), Lake Superior, Michigan, USA, spanning from 1847 to 2023. The dataset comprises two tabular files and two GIS layers provided as zipped shapefiles. The file ISRO_fire_events.xlsx contains event-level records for individual fires, including information on when and where each fire occurred, its likely cause, and the area burned. The file ISRO_fire_events_sources.xlsx contains bibliographic information for the primary sources used to compile the fire records, such as National Park Service reports and archival documents, along with guidance on how to access each source. The shapefile fire_ignitions contains point locations representing the ignition site of individual fire events. The shapefile fire_extents contains mapped perimeter polygons representing the spatial extent of fires for a subset of fire years. The fire records were compiled from National Park Service internal records, historical literature, and archival documents, which can be accessed by internet search or by contacting the archivist at the National Park Service Lake Superior Collection Management Center. Keyword(s): fire history; Great Lakes; Isle Royale National Park Related to: Cole, K L (1995): Preliminary report on the fire and vegetation history of Isle Royale. National Biological Service Coorperative Park Studies Unit, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Unpublished report prepared for Isle Royale National Park. 17 Gorman, K A (1999): An ecological evaluation of the proposed use of management-ignited fire in Isle Royale National Park. Unpublished research proposal. Department of Forest Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA. Prepared for Isle Royale National Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Houghton, Michigan, USA. 18 Hansen, H L; Krefting, L W; Kurmis, V (1973): The forest of Isle Royale in relation to fire history and wildlife. Technical Bulletin 294, Forestry Series 13 (October 1973). Agricultural Exeriment Station, University of Minnesota. Jakala, S S (1999): Trip report on visit to Isle Royale National Park. Memorandum to the superintendent, Isle Royale National Park, dated 28 August 1999. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (Voyageurs and Isle Royale National Parks). 10 Janke, R A (1979): Moose-forest-fire ecology in Isle Royale National Park. Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA. 1243-1251 Linn, R M; Sumner, Lowell; Sprugel, George Jr (1966): Isle Royale National Park: Natural Sciences Research Plan. U.S. Department of the Intertior, National Park Service, Division of Natural Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA. Longyear, J M (1874): Reminiscences of John M. Longyear, 1874. Excerpt from Landlooker in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, pp. 39-43. Marquette County Historical Society (Michigan, USA). Scanned excerpt distributed as Journal Project, Isle Royale National Park (Island Mine and Minong Mine, 1874). Mydlowski, Emily; Kane, Evan S; De Jager, Nathan R; Swary, Randy; Romanski, Mark C; Potvin, Lynette R; Bal, Tara L; DePasqual, Seth C (in review): Wildfire history and climate-sensitive probability at Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, USA. Ecological Applications National Park Service (1980): Fire history notes (1936 onward): ignition dates, causes, and fire-size class summaries (1937-1980). Unpublished internal data compilation (handwritten tables, plots, and transcribed "Fire History Report Forms," transcribed Aug 1980). NRBIB # ISRO-1071. Isle Royale National Park. National Park Service (1998): DI-1202 Individual fire report (National Park Service edited version): Fire No. 9801, "Three Mile Junction," 23 July 1998 [scanned form (front) and location map/remarks (back)]. Unpublished administrative record. Isle Royale National Park fire management file/archives. National Park Service (2004): Individual fire report: Isle Royale National Park (ALPHA CAL FIRE database output), 1930-2004. Report ID: DOIOCR5090.R01; report date:: 12 November 2004. National Park Service (2025): Inform Inspector export: incident records for Isle Royale National Park (Calendar Year 2000-2023) [data set]. Extracted from the Inform Inspector national incident database by NPS staff; provided to Emily Mydlowski. Microsoft Excel file: "ISRO_fires_2000-2023.xlsx" [dataset]. National Park Service; Gale, C (2004): Fire Management Plan 2004 for Isle Royale National Park. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Isle Royale National Park, Houghton, Michigan, USA. Prepared by Cal Gale. https://download.pangaea.de/reference/138570/attachments/ISRO_Web_Accessible_Fire-Management-Plan-2004.pdf National Park Service: Isle Royale National Park. n.d. ISRO 1202 Fire History [data set]. Microsoft Excel spreadsheet export from the Department of the Interior fire reporting system (ALPHA CAL FIRE / "Fire 1202"). Unpublished internal record; accessed 2025-01-01 [dataset]. Rakestraw, L (1965): Historic Mining on Isle Royale. Isle Royale National History Association, in cooperation with the National Park Service, Houghton, Michigan, USA. 19, https://download.pangaea.de/reference/138562/attachments/historic-mining.pdf Coverage: LATITUDE: 48.000000 * LONGITUDE: -88.900000 DATE/TIME START: 1847-01-01T00:00:00 * DATE/TIME END: 2023-12-31T00:00:00 Event(s): ISRO_1847-2023 * LATITUDE: 48.000000 * LONGITUDE: -88.900000 * DATE/TIME START: 1847-01-01T00:00:00 * DATE/TIME END: 2023-12-31T00:00:00 * COMMENT: ISRO fire history Parameter(s): Binary Object (Binary) * PI: Mydlowski, Emily (https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8429-3835, emydlows@mtu.edu) Binary Object (File Size) [Bytes] (Binary (Size)) * PI: Mydlowski, Emily (https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8429-3835, emydlows@mtu.edu) File content (Content) * PI: Mydlowski, Emily (https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8429-3835, emydlows@mtu.edu) License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0) (URI: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Status: Curation Level: Enhanced curation (URI: https://wiki.pangaea.de/wiki/Curation_levels) Size: 12 data points Files: All files referred to in data matrix can be downloaded in one go as ZIP or TAR (PANGAEA user account required). To download single files, use the filename from data matrix appended to "https://download.pangaea.de/dataset/993071/files/". */ Binary Binary (Size) [Bytes] Content data_dictionary.txt 2.2 kBytes Description of attribute tables file_list.txt 551 Bytes Description of binary files ISRO_fire_events.xlsx 32.7 kBytes Contains event-level fire records with identifiers that link to the sources table ISRO_fire_events_sources.xlsx 11.7 kBytes Contains bibliographic and provenance information for sources supporting fire event records ISRO_fire_ignitions.zip 12.5 kBytes GIS layer of ignition point locations for individual fire events ISRO_fire_extents.zip 130.2 kBytes GIS layer of mapped fire extent polygons for a subset of fire years