Jiggs Fire
The Jiggs Fire burned 3,840 acres in Nevada, in 1999. It was discovered on August 4, 1999, and contained on August 6, 1999. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 3,840 acres
- Discovered
- August 4, 1999
- Contained
- August 6, 1999
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 40.483, -115.800.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,840 acres
- Discovered
- August 4, 1999
- Contained
- August 6, 1999
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Nevada
- Reporting unit
- Elko District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_1999_NV-EKD-635
Other large fires in Nevada in 199912
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dun Glenn Complex (Poker Brown) Fire | 231,389 | Aug 4, 1999 | Natural |
| Sadler Complex | 199,288 | Aug 5, 1999 | Natural |
| New Pass Complex (New Pass-Antelope) Fire | 139,755 | Aug 4, 1999 | Natural |
| Eureka Complex (Trail Canyon) Fire | 95,793 | Aug 5, 1999 | Natural |
| Sombrero Fire | 80,448 | Aug 4, 1999 | Natural |
| Clover Fire | 73,077 | Jul 8, 1999 | Human |
| Jungo Complex | 72,179 | Aug 4, 1999 | Natural |
| Frenchie Fire | 54,677 | Aug 4, 1999 | Natural |
| Rose Fire | 48,479 | Aug 6, 1999 | Natural |
| New Pass Fire | 47,435 | ||
| Fish Complex (Fish Springs) Fire | 47,133 | Aug 23, 1999 | Natural |
| Badger Fire | 40,000 | Aug 24, 1999 | 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.