Bfdell 3 Fire
The Bfdell 3 Fire burned 6,300 acres in Nevada, in 1984. MTBS dates its ignition to July 5, 1984.
- Size
- 6,300 acres
- Ignition
- July 5, 1984
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 6,300 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 39.864, -119.891.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 6,300 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- July 5, 1984
- State
- Nevada
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NV3984911989219840705
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Nevada in 198412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lander Fire | 79,410 | ||
| Izen 1 Fire | 38,456 | Aug 30, 1984 | |
| Bullhead Fire | 29,337 | Jul 6, 1984 | |
| Indian Fire | 17,012 | Jun 28, 1984 | |
| Freds Mt 2 Fire | 16,843 | Jul 14, 1984 | |
| Seamen 1 Fire | 16,681 | May 31, 1984 | |
| Izen 2 Fire | 15,197 | ||
| Mitchell Canyon Fire | 10,045 | Jun 28, 1984 | |
| Dry Valley Fire | 9,042 | Jun 17, 1984 | |
| Coyote Fire | 6,804 | Jul 11, 1984 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 6,553 | Jun 23, 1984 | |
| Box Sprg Fire | 6,177 | Aug 4, 1984 |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.