Meadow Fire
The Meadow Fire burned 1,067 acres in Nevada, in 1992. It was discovered on August 15, 1992, and contained on August 17, 1992. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,067 acres
- Discovered
- August 15, 1992
- Contained
- August 17, 1992
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 37.233, -114.634.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,067 acres
- Discovered
- August 15, 1992, 7:23 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 17, 1992, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Nevada
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Southern Nevada District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-39987
Other large fires in Nevada in 199212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee Pot Fire | 38,200 | Aug 2, 1992 | Natural |
| Dixie Crk Fire | 13,202 | Aug 2, 1992 | Natural |
| Canyon Fire | 7,180 | Aug 2, 1992 | Human |
| Idaho Line Fire | 5,500 | Aug 2, 1992 | Natural |
| California Creek Fire | 3,600 | Aug 4, 1992 | Human |
| Timber Gulch Fire | 2,895 | Jun 10, 1992 | Natural |
| Barth Fire | 2,502 | Jul 22, 1992 | Human |
| Dawley Creek Fire | 2,400 | Aug 29, 1992 | Natural |
| Bluff Ck Fire | 2,000 | Aug 1, 1992 | Natural |
| French Flt Fire | 1,757 | Aug 1, 1992 | Natural |
| Jungo Fire | 1,380 | Jul 28, 1992 | Human |
| Mormon Fire | 1,043 | Aug 11, 1992 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. 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.