Orvin Fire
The Orvin Fire burned 1,000 acres in Nebraska, in 1998. It was discovered on August 24, 1998, and contained on August 24, 1998. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 24, 1998
- Contained
- August 24, 1998
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.650, -102.483.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 24, 1998, 12:01 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 24, 1998, 8:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Nebraska
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1998NECLR6300
Other large fires in Nebraska in 19984
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Fire | 3,700 | Aug 24, 1998 | Natural |
| Tnc Fire | 3,600 | Apr 10, 1998 | Human |
| Murphy Fire | 2,200 | Sep 9, 1998 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,500 | Nov 14, 1998 |
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.