Dann Fire
The Dann Fire burned 22,890 acres in Nevada, in 1995. It was discovered on July 21, 1995, and contained on July 25, 1995. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 22,890 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 1995
- Contained
- July 25, 1995
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 22,930 acres. Point of origin as reported, 40.383, -116.368.
The record
- Reported final size
- 22,890 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 22,930 acres
- Discovered
- July 21, 1995, 9:40 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 25, 1995, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Nevada
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Elko District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- NVEKD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-23761
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 199512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izen Fire | 23,750 | Sep 16, 1995 | Natural |
| Battle Creek Fire | 11,034 | Aug 6, 1995 | Natural |
| Buffalo Fire | 8,600 | Jul 29, 1995 | Natural |
| Barber Complex (Barber Canyon) Fire | 7,059 | Sep 16, 1995 | Natural |
| DOENTS1 Fire | 5,000 | Aug 23, 1995 | Human |
| Barber Complex (Jupiter Mine) Fire | 4,405 | Sep 16, 1995 | Natural |
| Frenchie1 Fire | 3,657 | Jul 20, 1995 | Natural |
| Thacker Complex (Thacker) Fire | 2,810 | Sep 16, 1995 | Natural |
| Thacker Complex (Kings River Valley) Fire | 2,675 | Sep 16, 1995 | Natural |
| Rock Creek Fire | 2,445 | Sep 16, 1995 | Natural |
| Buckskin Complex | 1,728 | Sep 16, 1995 | Natural |
| Minoletti Fire | 1,386 | Sep 16, 1995 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.