Amax Fire
The Amax Fire burned 2,400 acres in Nevada, in 1996. It was discovered on August 26, 1996, and contained on August 26, 1996. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,400 acres
- Discovered
- August 26, 1996
- Contained
- August 26, 1996
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.097, -117.976.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,400 acres
- Discovered
- August 26, 1996, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 26, 1996, 11:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Nevada
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Winnemucca District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Part of
- Winnemucca Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-18604
Other large fires in Nevada in 199612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Humboldt Complex (Dutch Flat) Fire | 67,643 | Aug 26, 1996 | Natural |
| Quinn-Odell Fire | 58,307 | Aug 26, 1996 | Natural |
| Upper Humboldt Complex (Slaven 2) Fire | 35,932 | Aug 26, 1996 | Natural |
| Winnemucca Complex (Bloody Run) Fire | 33,665 | Aug 26, 1996 | Natural |
| Division Fire | 30,450 | Aug 1, 1996 | Natural |
| Frenchie Fire | 29,135 | Sep 10, 1996 | Natural |
| Bobs Flat Fire | 27,972 | Aug 26, 1996 | Natural |
| Upper Humboldt Complex (Getchell) Fire | 26,598 | Aug 26, 1996 | Natural |
| Winnemucca Complex (Winnemucca) Fire | 21,367 | Aug 26, 1996 | Natural |
| Humboldt Fire | 18,800 | Aug 12, 1996 | Natural |
| Rainbow Complex (Mule) Fire | 17,400 | Jun 7, 1996 | Natural |
| Upper Humboldt Complex (North Chimney) Fire | 16,600 | Aug 26, 1996 | 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.