Keystone Fire
The Keystone Fire burned 13,708 acres in Nevada, in 1998. It was discovered on August 14, 1998, and contained on August 18, 1998. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 13,708 acres
- Discovered
- August 14, 1998
- Contained
- August 18, 1998
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 14,490 acres. Point of origin as reported, 40.806, -118.090.
The record
- Reported final size
- 13,708 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 14,490 acres
- Discovered
- August 14, 1998, 2:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 18, 1998, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Nevada
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Winnemucca District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- NVWID
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-7465
- Note on the perimeter
- Fire perimeter obtained from MTBS - S. Levitt 5/6/2016
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 199812
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIA7 Fire | 11,631 | Jul 18, 1998 | Human |
| Black Mtn Fire | 10,570 | Aug 30, 1998 | Natural |
| Boulder Valley Fire | 7,521 | Aug 23, 1998 | Human |
| Spaulding Fire | 5,988 | Aug 14, 1998 | Natural |
| Rainbow Fire | 5,132 | Jul 9, 1998 | Natural |
| Boyd II Fire | 3,711 | Jul 17, 1998 | Human |
| MM272 Fire | 3,250 | Aug 23, 1998 | Human |
| Airport Fire | 2,754 | Jul 29, 1998 | Natural |
| Union Comp Fire | 2,602 | Jul 17, 1998 | Human |
| Alpha Fire | 2,525 | Aug 30, 1998 | Natural |
| Sam Fire | 1,801 | Jul 20, 1998 | Natural |
| Dgulch Fire | 1,675 | Aug 30, 1998 | 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.