Mill Fire
The Mill Fire burned 1,883 acres in Pershing County, Nevada, in 1999. It was discovered on June 12, 1999, and contained on June 13, 1999. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,883 acres
- Discovered
- June 12, 1999
- Contained
- June 13, 1999
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 40.600, -118.601.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,883 acres
- Discovered
- June 12, 1999, 2:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 13, 1999, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Pershing County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Winnemucca District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-427
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.