GOLDBUTTE2 Fire
The GOLDBUTTE2 Fire burned 1,020 acres in Nevada, in 1995. It was discovered on July 8, 1995, and contained on July 9, 1995. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,020 acres
- Discovered
- July 8, 1995
- Contained
- July 9, 1995
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 36.350, -114.851.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,020 acres
- Discovered
- July 8, 1995, 4:36 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 9, 1995, 8:00 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-24077
Other large fires in Nevada in 199512
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izen Fire | 23,750 | Sep 16, 1995 | Natural |
| Dann Fire | 22,890 | Jul 21, 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 |
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.