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
Dawley Creek2,383 ac
1992 · perimeter dated December 31, 1992
Mormon1,065 ac
1992 · perimeter dated August 12, 1992
Izzenhood6,268 ac
1991 · perimeter dated August 5, 1991
Osgood3,817 ac
1991 · perimeter dated October 9, 1991
Minerva3,088 ac
1991 · perimeter dated December 31, 1991
Saval11,659 ac
1990 · perimeter dated August 11, 1990
Kellycreek1,533 ac
1990 · perimeter dated June 30, 1990
Big Draw9,498 ac
1989 · perimeter dated July 29, 1989
Delmue7,123 ac
1989 · perimeter dated July 20, 1989
8 Mile4,340 ac
1989 · perimeter dated July 6, 1989
Walters2,593 ac
1989 · perimeter dated July 12, 1989
Bertha1,626 ac
1989 · perimeter dated July 12, 1989
Usaf 414,502 ac
1988 · perimeter dated August 15, 1988
Rodeo9,022 ac
1988 · perimeter dated September 2, 1988
Sadler6,122 ac
1988 · perimeter dated July 30, 1988
Olds Rnch3,213 ac
1988 · perimeter dated July 25, 1988
Kings Canyon1,799 ac
1988 · perimeter dated December 31, 1988
Mtgrafton21,044 ac
1988 · perimeter dated July 26, 1988
Rose Creek14,338 ac
1987 · perimeter dated August 8, 1987
Acorn6,354 ac
1987 · perimeter dated December 31, 1987
Zipper6,304 ac
1987 · perimeter dated June 17, 1987
Gully5,795 ac
1987 · perimeter dated September 25, 1987
Basset4,915 ac
1987 · perimeter dated June 24, 1987
Usaf 217,400 ac
1986 · perimeter dated June 30, 1986
National16,591 ac
1986 · perimeter dated June 27, 1986
Grass Val7,771 ac
1986 · perimeter dated July 10, 1986
Whirlwind4,102 ac
1986 · perimeter dated June 20, 1986
Cold Creek3,738 ac
1986 · perimeter dated August 8, 1986
Fredricksburg3,383 ac
1986 · perimeter dated December 31, 1986
Churchl Bt2,728 ac
1986 · perimeter dated August 10, 1986
Amax 197,313 ac
1985 · perimeter dated June 23, 1985
Rock Creek 243,519 ac
1985 · perimeter dated July 12, 1985
Gooseberry29,297 ac
1985 · perimeter dated July 11, 1985
Cottonwood16,433 ac
1985 · perimeter dated July 9, 1985
Geyser 24,756 ac
1985 · perimeter dated July 11, 1985
Lander79,410 ac
1984 · perimeter dated August 13, 1984
Bullhead29,186 ac
1984 · perimeter dated July 11, 1984
Bedell 422,922 ac
1984 · perimeter dated August 2, 1984
Seamen 115,664 ac
1984 · perimeter dated June 3, 1984
Mitchell Canyon9,469 ac
1984 · perimeter dated December 31, 1984
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.