Quinn Canyon Fire
The Quinn Canyon Fire burned 1,200 acres in Nevada, in 1993. It was discovered on July 29, 1993, and contained on August 2, 1993. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- July 29, 1993
- Contained
- August 2, 1993
- Cause
- Human
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 2,010 acres. Point of origin as reported, 38.017, -115.817.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,200 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 2,010 acres
- Discovered
- July 29, 1993, 12:01 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 2, 1993, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Nevada
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- NV3804311582219930729
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-281471
- Note on the perimeter
- This area was burned previously and growing back as shrub/grass from evergreen previously.
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Nevada in 19938
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Fire | 21,686 | Jul 28, 1993 | Human |
| Bunker Fire | 3,200 | Aug 9, 1993 | Natural |
| Beacon Fire | 2,865 | Aug 12, 1993 | Human |
| Willow Creek Fire | 2,500 | Aug 5, 1993 | Natural |
| Whirlwind Fire | 2,300 | Jul 30, 1993 | Human |
| Jumbled Fire | 1,500 | Aug 3, 1993 | Natural |
| Davidson Fire | 1,454 | Aug 4, 1993 | Natural |
| Marys Cr Fire | 1,315 | Sep 6, 1993 | Natural |
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. 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.