Sutro Fire
The Sutro Fire burned 1,000 acres in Carson City County, Nevada, in 1999. It was discovered on August 26, 1999, and contained on August 28, 1999. The cause was recorded as misuse of fire by a minor.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 26, 1999
- Contained
- August 28, 1999
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,487 acres. Point of origin as reported, 39.207, -119.760.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,487 acres
- Discovered
- August 26, 1999, 2:23 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 28, 1999, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Misuse of fire by a minor
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Carson City County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Carson City District Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- NVCCD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-91312
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 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
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.