Nevada Large Wildfire History
Since 1980, 572 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Nevada, 20 of them above 100,000 acres. The largest burned 460,843 ac; together they cover about 9,566,475 ac.
Fires by decade
'80
'90
'00
'10
Largest in Nevada
All mapped large fires
Twin Compl4,113 ac
1999 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Andomo2,249 ac
1999 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Bruneau1,132 ac
1999 · perimeter dated December 31, 1999
Keystone14,490 ac
1998 · perimeter dated August 18, 1998
Bia710,815 ac
1998 · perimeter dated July 21, 1998
Black Mtn10,562 ac
1998 · perimeter dated September 3, 1998
Union Comp3,682 ac
1998 · perimeter dated July 21, 1998
Alpha2,516 ac
1998 · perimeter dated September 2, 1998
Table8,643 ac
1997 · perimeter dated August 3, 1997
Sentinel8,363 ac
1997 · perimeter dated July 17, 1997
Mustang 21,528 ac
1997 · perimeter dated September 4, 1997
Dutch Flat71,003 ac
1996 · perimeter dated September 2, 1996
Slaven Ii39,688 ac
1996 · perimeter dated September 1, 1996
Division33,061 ac
1996 · perimeter dated August 10, 1996
Mule17,861 ac
1996 · perimeter dated June 8, 1996
Belli6,724 ac
1996 · perimeter dated August 11, 1996
Desertpeak5,600 ac
1996 · perimeter dated June 10, 1996
Ruby Complex (Smiley)4,319 ac
1996 · perimeter dated December 31, 1996
Ruby Lake1,467 ac
1996 · perimeter dated January 2, 2019
Izen24,403 ac
1995 · perimeter dated September 20, 1995
Battle Creek11,421 ac
1995 · perimeter dated December 31, 1995
Buffalo7,855 ac
1995 · perimeter dated July 31, 1995
Nevershine5,282 ac
1995 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021
Doents11,824 ac
1995 · perimeter dated August 25, 1995
Minoletti1,740 ac
1995 · perimeter dated September 18, 1995
Gregerson41,237 ac
1994 · perimeter dated July 7, 1994
Moore24,418 ac
1994 · perimeter dated August 2, 1994
Goose Crk13,757 ac
1994 · perimeter dated July 28, 1994
Hallelujah13,050 ac
1994 · perimeter dated July 17, 1994
Milk Ranch2,674 ac
1994 · perimeter dated July 10, 1994
Big Table2,221 ac
1994 · perimeter dated December 31, 1994
Prunty2,108 ac
1994 · perimeter dated December 31, 1994
Simpson1,649 ac
1994 · perimeter dated July 20, 1994
Meadow30,209 ac
1993 · perimeter dated August 1, 1993
White Rock3,108 ac
1993 · perimeter dated July 19, 1993
Willow Ck2,548 ac
1993 · perimeter dated August 7, 1993
Whirlwind1,900 ac
1993 · perimeter dated August 11, 1993
Marys Cr1,269 ac
1993 · perimeter dated September 7, 1993
Coffee Pot37,638 ac
1992 · perimeter dated December 31, 1992
Canyon7,810 ac
1992 · perimeter dated August 5, 1992
Source: National Interagency Fire Center, Interagency Fire Perimeter History. Only fires with a mapped perimeter of 1,000 acres or more appear; the state is inferred from the responsible unit code. A record of past fires is not a forecast. See About the Data.