Wildfires of 1994

Skull Cr Fire

1994NevadaWildfire

The Skull Cr Fire burned 1,500 acres in Nevada, in 1994. It was discovered on July 27, 1994, and contained on July 28, 1994. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
1,500 acres
Discovered
July 27, 1994
Contained
July 28, 1994
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.917, -116.051.

The record

Reported final size
1,500 acres
Discovered
July 27, 1994, 4:20 p.m. local time
Contained
July 28, 1994, 2:30 a.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
Nevada
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Reporting unit
Shoshone Paiute Tribes
Agency
Tribal agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-557041

Other large fires in Nevada in 199412

FireAcresStartCause
Gregerson Fire43,000Jul 1, 1994Natural
Moore Fire24,175Jul 31, 1994Natural
Goose Crk Fire16,000Jul 23, 1994Natural
Hallelujah Fire12,585Jul 14, 1994Human
Lone Mtn Fire11,188Jul 16, 1994Natural
Rain Fire9,654Jul 24, 1994Human
Mahogany Fire8,941Jul 17, 1994Natural
Badger Fire7,910Jul 17, 1994Natural
Holbrook Fire6,469Aug 8, 1994Human
Porphyry Fire6,125Aug 29, 1994Human
Rattlesnak Fire5,700Jun 28, 1994Natural
Woodhills Fire3,353Aug 5, 1994Natural

Every fire of 1994 Nevada fire history

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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.