Skull Cr Fire
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
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregerson Fire | 43,000 | Jul 1, 1994 | Natural |
| Moore Fire | 24,175 | Jul 31, 1994 | Natural |
| Goose Crk Fire | 16,000 | Jul 23, 1994 | Natural |
| Hallelujah Fire | 12,585 | Jul 14, 1994 | Human |
| Lone Mtn Fire | 11,188 | Jul 16, 1994 | Natural |
| Rain Fire | 9,654 | Jul 24, 1994 | Human |
| Mahogany Fire | 8,941 | Jul 17, 1994 | Natural |
| Badger Fire | 7,910 | Jul 17, 1994 | Natural |
| Holbrook Fire | 6,469 | Aug 8, 1994 | Human |
| Porphyry Fire | 6,125 | Aug 29, 1994 | Human |
| Rattlesnak Fire | 5,700 | Jun 28, 1994 | Natural |
| Woodhills Fire | 3,353 | Aug 5, 1994 | 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.