Chokecherr Fire
The Chokecherr Fire burned 56,010 acres in Elko County, Nevada, in 2000. It was discovered on August 17, 2000, and contained on August 28, 2000. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 56,010 acres
- Discovered
- August 17, 2000
- Contained
- August 28, 2000
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 31,052 acres. Point of origin as reported, 41.973, -114.450.
The record
- Reported final size
- 56,010 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 31,052 acres
- Discovered
- August 17, 2000, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 28, 2000, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Elko County
- Reporting unit
- Sawtooth National Forest
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- NVEKD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-356363
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 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countyzone Fire | 73,694 | Jul 26, 2000 | Natural |
| Bilk Creek Complex (Double H) Fire | 70,876 | Jul 17, 2000 | Natural |
| Countyzone Fire | 64,727 | ||
| Twin Peaks Fire | 42,563 | Aug 1, 2000 | Natural |
| Kelly Creek Fire | 37,717 | Jun 30, 2000 | Natural |
| Camp Creek Fire | 31,194 | Aug 1, 2000 | Natural |
| Choke Cherry Fire | 25,000 | Aug 10, 2000 | Natural |
| Bilk Creek Complex (Cherry Creek) Fire | 23,483 | Jul 17, 2000 | Natural |
| Coyote Fire | 15,719 | Jul 27, 2000 | Natural |
| Three Mile Fire | 15,000 | Aug 2, 2000 | Natural |
| S Willow Fire | 14,892 | Aug 13, 2000 | Human |
| Prince Royal Complex | 14,273 | Jul 17, 2000 | 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.