Wildfires of 1996

Tule Fire

1996NevadaWildfire

The Tule Fire burned 1,900 acres in Nevada, in 1996. It was discovered on October 15, 1996, and contained on October 16, 1996. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.

Size
1,900 acres
Discovered
October 15, 1996
Contained
October 16, 1996
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.358, -118.072.

The record

Reported final size
1,900 acres
Discovered
October 15, 1996, 9:53 a.m. local time
Contained
October 16, 1996, 10:00 a.m. local time
Cause
Human, Equipment and vehicle use
State
Nevada
Land ownership at origin
Bureau of Land Management
Reporting unit
Winnemucca District Office
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-18640

Other large fires in Nevada in 199612

FireAcresStartCause
Upper Humboldt Complex (Dutch Flat) Fire67,643Aug 26, 1996Natural
Quinn-Odell Fire58,307Aug 26, 1996Natural
Upper Humboldt Complex (Slaven 2) Fire35,932Aug 26, 1996Natural
Winnemucca Complex (Bloody Run) Fire33,665Aug 26, 1996Natural
Division Fire30,450Aug 1, 1996Natural
Frenchie Fire29,135Sep 10, 1996Natural
Bobs Flat Fire27,972Aug 26, 1996Natural
Upper Humboldt Complex (Getchell) Fire26,598Aug 26, 1996Natural
Winnemucca Complex (Winnemucca) Fire21,367Aug 26, 1996Natural
Humboldt Fire18,800Aug 12, 1996Natural
Rainbow Complex (Mule) Fire17,400Jun 7, 1996Natural
Upper Humboldt Complex (North Chimney) Fire16,600Aug 26, 1996Natural

Every fire of 1996 Nevada fire history

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.